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Mousetoescamper

(6,541 posts) Tue Aug 26, 2025, 10:18 PM Tuesday

Meet Bernie's Mittens

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This male tan jumping spider (Platycryptus undatus) reminds me of the Bernie Sander's Mittens meme. While the genus is stuck with the bland tan appellation, I'm naming this particular spider Bernie's Mittens. He was a very cooperative subject!

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Meet Bernie's Mittens (Original Post) Mousetoescamper Tuesday OP

Nice pose! I've noticed you usually get your subjects to acknowledge you and your camera 👍 Deuxcents Tuesday #1

Thanks, Deuxcents! I always have treats on hand ;-) Mousetoescamper Tuesday #5

:) Solly Mack Tuesday #2

Glad it brought a smile, Solly Mack! Mousetoescamper Tuesday #6

Love his face in the photo. Amazingly teeny tiny things, aren't they? Solly Mack Tuesday #8

They are. Close-up photography favors them; their appealing faces don't set off the spider! alarms Mousetoescamper Yesterday #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Bluetus Tuesday #3

Great capture, my dear Mousetoescamper! He is gorgeous. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Tuesday #4

Thanks, Peggy! Mousetoescamper Tuesday #7

In the eye of the beholder, eh? One person's UghUgly is another's Cool Look At Him. George McGovern Yesterday #10

That's the gist of it, George McGovern Mousetoescamper Yesterday #11

Deuxcents

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1. Nice pose! I've noticed you usually get your subjects to acknowledge you and your camera 👍

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Tue Aug 26, 2025, 10:24 PM

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Mousetoescamper

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5. Thanks, Deuxcents! I always have treats on hand ;-)

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Tue Aug 26, 2025, 11:34 PM

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Solly Mack

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2. :)

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Tue Aug 26, 2025, 10:32 PM

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Mousetoescamper

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6. Glad it brought a smile, Solly Mack!

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Tue Aug 26, 2025, 11:35 PM

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Solly Mack

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8. Love his face in the photo. Amazingly teeny tiny things, aren't they?

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Tue Aug 26, 2025, 11:51 PM

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I took some last summer of one living on my dill I let go to flower for the caterpillars.

Great shot!

I love spiders.

Mousetoescamper

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9. They are. Close-up photography favors them; their appealing faces don't set off the spider! alarms

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Wed Aug 27, 2025, 12:20 AM

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Thanks!

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CaliforniaPeggy

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4. Great capture, my dear Mousetoescamper! He is gorgeous. n/t

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Tue Aug 26, 2025, 11:32 PM

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Mousetoescamper

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7. Thanks, Peggy!

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Tue Aug 26, 2025, 11:37 PM

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George McGovern

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10. In the eye of the beholder, eh? One person's UghUgly is another's Cool Look At Him.

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Wed Aug 27, 2025, 02:26 AM

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You have a gift, Mousetoescamper, for presenting living things as they really are, absent human fear and prejudice. "Bernie's Mittens" is perfect.

Mousetoescamper

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11. That's the gist of it, George McGovern

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Wed Aug 27, 2025, 02:40 PM

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Thanks. Mostly, I'm interested in my fellow Earthlings and enjoy exploring my immediate world with a camera at hand.

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