Here is some fun news! This fancy lady spider with a shiny mirrorball for a booty is a newly described species as of yesterday! I heard from the scientist who described her and my photos will be running in a local paper in Ecuador! (Chrysometa chuchaqui) Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve #invert - ThreadSky

jencross.bsky.social • 10 days ago

Here is some fun news! This fancy lady spider with a shiny mirrorball for a booty is a newly described species as of yesterday! I heard from the scientist who described her and my photos will be running in a local paper in Ecuador!
(Chrysometa chuchaqui) Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve
#invert

Comments

cageyratfish.bsky.social•10 days ago

Amazing!! Congrats!

gettoknownature.bsky.social•10 days ago

That's awesome!! She's fabulous

jencross.bsky.social•10 days ago

It's great! It's fun finding new entries on iNat, but to have one be a new species is very exciting.

bytheriver.bsky.social•10 days ago

You must be elated.

gwenckatz.bsky.social•10 days ago

Wow!

glengrambo.bsky.social•10 days ago

That’s wonderful! Congrats Jen!

j0j0smile.bsky.social•10 days ago

Wow! Incredible find Jen

samraycrochet.bsky.social•9 days ago

So cool! Thank you for sharing 💞

malcomj.bsky.social•10 days ago

How great!

hajabroki.bsky.social•9 days ago

Wow, she is so pretty.

dragonmusing.bsky.social•10 days ago

Congrats! And isn't she a translucent beauty queen!

inkone.bsky.social•10 days ago

That's a guy ya know ...🧐🤨

freewilliam.bsky.social•10 days ago

That expression

lynnieltd.bsky.social•10 days ago

Looks like an 8 legged mushroom!@

tracymohr.bsky.social•10 days ago

Have we sounded the @sabs.bsky.social klaxon yet? They will be thrilled!

sabs.bsky.social•9 days ago

this is beautiful, thanks for bringing to my attention!

rakista.bsky.social•10 days ago

I wish we had cat-sized spiders.

margueriteturl2.bsky.social•10 days ago

Yay!! That’s so cool and she’s a beauty!

jencross.bsky.social•10 days ago

Grinning from ear to ear.

margueriteturl2.bsky.social•10 days ago

I’m sure!!!

crawlieswithcri.bsky.social•10 days ago

AWESOME!!!!

marygemignani.bsky.social•10 days ago

Congrats Jen!

deplantagenet.bsky.social•10 days ago

That’s a leggy strawberry, man.

princejvstin.com•10 days ago

oh wow! Congrats!

classyearlgrey.bsky.social•10 days ago

🫡 🕷️

vickclicked.bsky.social•10 days ago

Congratulations 👏

annie5050.bsky.social•9 days ago

I don't like spiders in general but this one is cool looking.

gmaconda.bsky.social•10 days ago

I love this! She's beautiful. Congratulations!!!

sockynoob.bsky.social•10 days ago

Holy shit congrats

jencmars.bsky.social•10 days ago

What a cool find and beautiful photo!

cameratrapsue.bsky.social•10 days ago

Congratulations, Jen. Very exciting news 👍

kleonardphd.bsky.social•10 days ago

Awesome!

alwaysimback.bsky.social•10 days ago

She's very pretty, but is she friendly?

petnoodle.bsky.social•10 days ago

Wow, congratulations! What an amazing spider!

junipersbird.bsky.social•10 days ago

She's gorgeous!

botanistlaura.bsky.social•9 days ago

Exquisite!

zitronenkaffee.bsky.social•10 days ago

She is absolutely fabulous, what a Beauty!

planecrazy.bsky.social•10 days ago

Fantastic

drjudystone.bsky.social•10 days ago

Beautiful! Congratulations!

jencross.bsky.social•10 days ago

Information from the World Spider Catalog. Congrats to Pedro Peñaherrera! https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/65395

jencross.bsky.social•10 days ago

I have to give @scibugs.bsky.social credit too. It poured for three days straight so she went out and wrangled bugs and I took photos of them in the dining area of the lodge. This was one the inverts she brought in from the rain.

rebelhawk12.bsky.social•10 days ago

That is definitely going above and beyond expectations 💚

jencross.bsky.social•10 days ago

I think Nancy felt a little bad that we were stuck there in the rain. She’s a great guide though. If you’re ever planning on a trip to Ecuador definitely contact her.

ok2panic.bsky.social•10 days ago

Teamwork makes the dream work! 😂 sorry for being homey but that’s sooooo damn cool!

jencross.bsky.social•10 days ago

Dude, I'm still teary. So happy for the scientist, Pedro Peñaherrera, and just overwhelmed I got some good photos. Thanks to the best guide ever, @scibugs.bsky.social

ok2panic.bsky.social•10 days ago

All around win-win-win. That gets me right in the feels.

tjalamont.bsky.social•10 days ago

Awesome! 🕷️📸

jencross.bsky.social•10 days ago

It's very cool. I might have the male too. Not sure why I didn't post these to iNat at the time, but I've asked about him. He's got some wild lightbulb sockets for palps.

alwaysimback.bsky.social•10 days ago

He is very scifi isn't he.

tjalamont.bsky.social•10 days ago

Fancy 💡💡!

kygrlinillinois.bsky.social•10 days ago

So very cool! And pretty.

rebelhawk12.bsky.social•10 days ago

Wow! Very cool.

sinalana.bsky.social•10 days ago

Forbidden strawberry

littlemandzy.bsky.social•9 days ago

An elegant lady, dressed for the Oscars red carpet.

ericbuchert.bsky.social•10 days ago

Very cool!

biobabbler.bsky.social•10 days ago

🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

That's so great!! Great job!

secondnaturemb.bsky.social•10 days ago

That's fantastic Jen! What an amazing find (and photo).

jencross.bsky.social•10 days ago

It was definitely a team effort. @scibugs.bsky.social was out wrangling bugs because it was pouring rain. Still, so awesome. I'm glad I've been mostly very good about posting everything to @inaturalist.bsky.social and the scientist found her photo.

callahankyle.bsky.social•10 days ago

Very cool find and photos!! Gave you a follow on iNat 🐛

catkimbriel.bsky.social•10 days ago

Awesome! Congrats!

themanfromrio.bsky.social•10 days ago

Gorgeous

horstp8r.bsky.social•10 days ago

Amazing! Congratulations to all involved!

hilllabsask.bsky.social•10 days ago

That's so cool!!

jencross.bsky.social•10 days ago

It's a very neat outcome. That trip was a bit of a drag. it poured buckets for days. It was amazing that we were able to find anything.

lisavipes.bsky.social•10 days ago

I must Glam her!

jencross.bsky.social•10 days ago

She is very glam-able!

junkboxjim.bsky.social•10 days ago

That’s a beauty! Well done!

faeryqueene73.bsky.social•10 days ago

A magnificent creature!

danospv.bsky.social•10 days ago

Congratulations!!!

janenodough.bsky.social•10 days ago

I have an unreasonable fear of spiders and usually scroll past as quickly as possible without a like or repost. However I had to make an exception to say, "Congratulations on your Discobooty spider discovery!"

rjmendez.bsky.social•10 days ago

I was super creeped out by them as a kid but I've forced myself to appreciate them. I still don't like to handle them.

jencross.bsky.social•10 days ago

Thanks, I'm so happy. What a day. 🖤🕷️

mexicanrestaurant.bsky.social•10 days ago

I love a flamboyant creature

rayhayes215.bsky.social•10 days ago

Oh my!!! Once in a lifetime catch. So happy for you and what an amazing specimen. 👏👏👏💯

affableeffable.bsky.social•10 days ago

Oh that's so cool, and what a pretty spider!

rstefoff.bsky.social•10 days ago

She loves the night life, she got to boogie. . .

orlamccool.bsky.social•10 days ago

She is very fancy. Very exciting news.

maytagsmom.bsky.social•10 days ago

This is amazing!! Congratulations!! 🎊🎉🎈

luxomancer.bsky.social•10 days ago

That is awesome!

tudorgrrrl.bsky.social•10 days ago

Did you have to find new spiders though? Couldn’t you find a fancy shiny beetle? Spiders…. 😬

jencross.bsky.social•10 days ago

Here is a fancy beetle that I found. It's the only observation of the species on iNaturalist. #invert
(Stenolis dulcissima)
Waita Lodge, Cuyabeno Reserve, Ecuador
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1412567-Stenolis-dulcissima

tudorgrrrl.bsky.social•10 days ago

Pretty colours! I like the beetle!

(The spider is ok, it's just I'm Australian so we are bred to be scared of spiders, it's a survival instinct thing. Plus they're creepy af)

jencross.bsky.social•10 days ago

I love spiders, but they mostly don't harm people here in the US.. or in South America.

tudorgrrrl.bsky.social•10 days ago

I've had to dig too many redbacks out of shoes to like spiders.

jencross.bsky.social•10 days ago

That's fine, not trying to convince you otherwise.