Alien face-hugger spider
In this ventral view, one cannot deny the similarity of this tiny, scorpion-tailed spider to the Alien face-hugger....the parasitic lifeform that hatches from xenomorph eggs in the Alien movie franchise.
But this little spider is just 10 mm total length.
These distinctive looking Australian spiders were given their common name because they sometimes curl the ends of their abdomens upwards in much the same way as a scorpion does - but there is no venom loaded sting to this tail.
Males are much smaller and lack the extended abdomen.
Link to lateral shot: www.flickr.com/photos/112623317@N03/52576648769/in/datepo...
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Alien face-hugger spider
In this ventral view, one cannot deny the similarity of this tiny, scorpion-tailed spider to the Alien face-hugger....the parasitic lifeform that hatches from xenomorph eggs in the Alien movie franchise.
But this little spider is just 10 mm total length.
These distinctive looking Australian spiders were given their common name because they sometimes curl the ends of their abdomens upwards in much the same way as a scorpion does - but there is no venom loaded sting to this tail.
Males are much smaller and lack the extended abdomen.
Link to lateral shot: www.flickr.com/photos/112623317@N03/52576648769/in/datepo...
© All rights reserved.