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Mousetoescamper

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

Meet Bernie's Mittens [View all]

Last edited Tue Aug 26, 2025, 11:33 PM - Edit history (1)

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 [View all] 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 Wednesday #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 Wednesday #10

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