This is some kind of crabby looking spider. I thought it was kind of cute. I took this on my patio at my hotel in Hawaii. There were spiders everywhere!
Wow, very clear photo of this little creature. Maybe you have discovered a new species! I think I would name him Hermit like the Hermit Crab of course. Very interesting thanks for sharing this.
Wow... I love spiders! They've always been cool.... I wanna see one of those personally now! I guess I'll have to scout those when I next visit Hawaii (which hasn't happened yet) Excellent shot!
I am pretty sure they are called Jewel Spiders, or something like that.... there are many different species, with lots of beautiful colors... not creepy at all, in my opinion. And they eat roaches and mosquitoes and such... I will have to tak some pics of the Golden Orb Weavers that I have all around my house, they are huge...
I don't think they're creepy because of the shell butt. I used to have a tarantula when I was a kid, so I guess I'm used to them. It escaped one time and we never found it. We did find it's molted old shell once. It probably didn't take long for it to die, it's not like we had crickets all over the basement or anything. They are really delicate creatures. Oh, one thing though, Tarantulas look all slow and methodical when they are in their cages, but when they are loose, they can go up the wall and on to the celing in about a split second. I was totally shocked to see little "Hermey" move like that!
spiders r cool.....this one has a shell like a turtle......tell me is it a teenage spider,if it is u could dowse it in radioactive gunk and then u will hav a teenage mutant......er....spider. if u like spiders, c if u can find a pic of sri lankan jumping spiders....they r quite smalll like the one above but beautifully coloured with metallic green/red/purples and yellows. very nice pic. : )