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The Social Huntsman (Delena cancerides) is a unique Australian spider notable for its communal lifestyle. It resides in colonies of up to one hundred and fifty spiders inhabiting crevices beneath tree bark. This social behaviour, rarely seen in huntsman spiders, allows for enhanced predator detectio...
Parmelia sulcata is a foliose lichen commonly known as the hammered shield lichen. It forms grey to grey-green lobes with a ridged or wrinkled surface and powdery soralia that produce vegetative propagules. The species grows on tree bark and stone and has a broad distribution across temperate and bo...
Physcia adscendens is a foliose lichen in the family Physciaceae, commonly called the hooded rosette lichen. It has narrow pale gray lobes, hood-like inflated tips that expose cream-colored soralia, and long marginal cilia, with black apothecia sometimes present. It grows on bark, twigs, limestone,...
Marpissa muscosa is a jumping spider in the family Salticidae found across much of Europe and extending into parts of Asia. It is among the larger European jumping spiders and has a flattened, mottled brown and gray body that provides camouflage against bark. The species commonly hunts on tree trunk...
The Walnut Orbweaver is a European species known for its exceptionally flattened body, an evolutionary adaptation that allows it to hide under loose bark.
