I've been seeing a number of photos this week for the #im_arachnids theme on @invert_macro, and I want to contribute something, too! So, here's a photo of a male Evarcha culicivora - the species that got me interested in studying spiders in the first place. This spider is from the Lake Victoria region of East Africa and it specialises at preying on blood-carrying mosquitoes. Even better, out of all the mosquitoes it encounters in its habitat, Evarcha culicivora shows a special preference for Anopheles, the mosquitoes that are notorious for carrying malaria. While there is not one magic bullet for tackling this disease, it has certainly been a great privilege to work with this spider that targets one of our enemies! #Spider #Spiders #SpidersOfInstagram #Arachnid #ArachnidsOfInstagram #InstaSpider #SpiderDay #JumpingSpider #Salticid #Salticidae #EvarchaCulicivora #AnimalOfTheDay #LoveAnimals #Animals #AnimalFacts #Kenya #KenyaSpider #KenyaWildlife #Macro #MacroPhotography #MacroPerfection #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLovers #SciComm #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #LoveSpiders #NoFilter
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