Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Male peacock spiders sport colorful, hinged abdominal flaps covered in microscopic, light-refracting scales (displaying vibrant blues, reds, and greens) If the female is unimpressed by the dance, she may eat the male. IG: flynn_prall Macro Photographer, Australia 3194558830
Extended Metaphor @extendedmetaphor.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Gives new meaning to "performance anxiety." 010
Blue Doggy @bluedoggy.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Great / gorgeous video, but I'm calling 911 just in case. (shudder) 020
Emjayess @em-jay-ess.bsky.social · 01/06/2026If I ever get a tattoo, it will be something totally random. Like this: 040
hoosierdude54.bsky.social @hoosierdude54.bsky.social · 01/06/2026And give a whole different meaning to Dance as if your life depended on it. I know if I could raise those colorful things up over my head to attract a woman I’d be dancing all the time.. even if it meant I would be someone’s supper 040
Claude the Irregular Dragon (TM) @ruprecht-monkeeboy.bsky.social · 01/06/2026I've had some bad dates in the past, but nothing to that level! 040
graemeart.bsky.social @graemeart.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Nature is beautiful. Evolution is crazy cool. 020
ranjit52.bsky.social @ranjit52.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Amazing!👍 Almost as amazing and ridiculous as imagining there might be a hidden message like "8647" in it! Trumpland or not, "normal life" goes on for the rest of us in the world to enjoy the wonders of nature. The only commonality in this to the President is in the name and sex of the spider. 000
Nina Antonia @ninaantonia13.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Poor chap. No wonder they try so hard. Spider stress. 020
Bree @breemakesart.bsky.social · 01/06/2026🪩 Dance dance like it’s the last last night of your life 🎶 010
GmamaLili✨️ @justlisahealing.bsky.social · 01/06/2026That's wild. I think human males should have to do this too. Maybe the females are onto something 😏🤭 010
So'Westerner gone AWOL @3elo.bsky.social · 01/06/2026What some guys will do to get laid! And our incels think they have it rough. :) Take dancing lessons, guys, and I promise you won't be eaten. 000
HelenKP @htkdem.bsky.social · 01/06/2026fascinating! i wish I had known this when I was dating 30 yrs ago...could have saved me a lot of misery. 050
Joseph Curwen @josephcurwen.bsky.social · 01/06/2026A probable inspiration for the old Galaxian game :) 010
ellenthewise.bsky.social @ellenthewise.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Woweee…. Nature is beyond awesome. 000
Alexis Nomides @alexisdesigns.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Are you absolutely sure that spider isn't GAY? Good way to start pride month!😉 010
ladycaviar @ladycaviar.bsky.social · 01/06/2026I am very attracted to his prowess and am considering him for a potential mate 050
Suzen @rebel-librarian.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Dance for your life little man!static.klipy.comChris Farley's Iconic Chippendales DanceALT: Chris Farley's Iconic Chippendales Dance 090
Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Better than anything on Britain's got Talent... 000
Rosecrucian Roeth @rosecrucian.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Whoa, better have your A-game on before starting, eh? 010
Jeremy @ohwhattheshirt.bsky.social · 01/06/2026My neurodivergent ass trying to impress a human female 040
jimbo576.bsky.social @jimbo576.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Are you sure he’s not part of an Atari Game system🤣 030
Johan Ahnström @johansnewtweets.bsky.social · 01/06/2026If I were him, I'd just stick to the bar instead. 000
Kate Vasey @katevasey.bsky.social · 01/06/2026That’s a dating strategy, certainly. It would definitely make men more thoughtful about birthday presents, no more gas station chocolate and flowers. 000
Magpie 🐦⬛ @themagpiesmiles.bsky.social · 01/06/2026I just discovered these handsome fellows recently, too. So cool! 060
Joysea Crew @joyseacrew.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Good thing Hammer wasn’t a peacock spider because those girls look disappointed and hungry…static.klipy.comMc Hammer - U Can't Touch This DanceALT: Mc Hammer - U Can't Touch This Dance 2281
taishiea.bsky.social @taishiea.bsky.social · 01/06/2026If this thing was a foot big i would make it a pet. of all Spiders this one is the cutest species. 010
ZP @zombieparmesan.bsky.social · 01/06/2026It made a mooninite.static.klipy.comMooninites Ignignokt and ErrALT: Mooninites Ignignokt and Err 060
American Institute of Health Care Professionals, Inc @aihcp.bsky.social · 01/06/2026DANCE OR DIE!!! 010
Cosmo Pilgrim @cosmopilgrim.bsky.social · 01/06/2026They say these jumping spiders are crazy, crazy like foxes! 000
Terry Trueman @ttrueman.bsky.social · 01/06/2026I lived for a few years in Australia and am SO glad I never dated a peacock spider. 070
scott-macshlibber.bsky.social @scott-macshlibber.bsky.social · 01/06/2026🎶Ra Ra Rasputin 🎵Lover of the Russian Queen 020
realitycheck01.bsky.social @realitycheck01.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Eat the male … That gives a new perspective to criticism … 010
E.haynes @ehaynes24.bsky.social · 02/06/2026I love it when that first little leggy stands up!!! ❤️🤣🤣🤣 030
Ken Goodman - PNW @kengoodmanpnw.bsky.social · 01/06/2026That's way more pressure than I'd ever want on a date. 020
jamestom @jamestomk.bsky.social · 02/06/2026As a male, I understand the desperation for sexual relief 010
sanjiv sona @sanjiv85.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Talk about high-stakes dating! 💀 Those dazzling microscopic scales are pure artistry, but that brutal plot twist at the end is wild. Incredible macro capture of nature’s ultimate risky business! 🕷️✨💃🏻 000
Franklin Souze @franklinsouze.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Absolutely fascinating & entertaining....unless your a male Peacock spider deemed an unacceptable date. 010
Robert Clyde @robertclyde.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Women are so tough to please these days! Good luck little guy! 020
jac-2025.bsky.social @jac-2025.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Looks like male peacock spiders have a risky lovelife! Thank you for posting this! I have a theory that people need to learn something new every day or they have wasted that day! You just taught me something new! Adding the photo just enhanced this knowledge! I appreciate you! Thanks so much! 010
Nyx Cipher @shadowops.bsky.social · 01/06/2026apparently they can shake it for up to 50 minutes.. lads if she isnt interested in under 5, she might just be waiting for you to tire yourself out before she has dinner 030
Jorge Esqueleto @jorgeesqueleto.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Is his little picture of his "about to be eaten" face? 020
kwaipoh.bsky.social @kwaipoh.bsky.social · 01/06/2026bsky.app/profile/joyc...🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦@joycomes.bsky.socialPeacock Spider (genus Maratus), a group of tiny Australian jumping spiders famous for their vibrant colours and elaborate courtship dances to attract its mate. They are very tiny in size only between 2-5 millimetres ( the size of a pea) 000
Che Gatsby @chegatsby.bsky.social · 01/06/2026The Orange Idiot could learn some serious dance moves from this little guy. 010
bruce85623.bsky.social @bruce85623.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Sometimes celibacy is the correct choice. 010
mrstompy.bsky.social @mrstompy.bsky.social · 01/06/2026They always look like they’re trying to land a plane on an aircraft carrier. 080
Roy Lewis @rwlewis.bsky.social · 01/06/2026I know an escapee from a 70s video game when I see one. 010
Visions of Hope @visions-of-hope.bsky.social · 01/06/2026The time has come for you to lip synch. For. Your. LIFE! 0150
theoctoberist.bsky.social @theoctoberist.bsky.social · 01/06/2026You are seriously rolling the dice with those dances lads. 🕷️ 000
VespertineanTess (NSFW!) 🔞🎨🏳️⚧️ @vespertineantess.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Stray thought... Does his pattern look like a spider's face to anyone else? 000
Joe McSpider @joemcspider.bsky.social · 01/06/2026These guys go hard. I mean, you would, if the options are "hey, baby, I like your moves" or hey, baby, I'm gonna eat you." 130
WgwWvf @jenwen2011.bsky.social · 01/06/2026+ Abdominal graphics look like a cute female cat with a large, hungry mouth! 🫣 020
WgwWvf @jenwen2011.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Dang! That's like the spider dating REVERSE version of "dinner and a movie" 😄😄😄😖 🪦 030
MadmanRB @madmanrb.bsky.social · 01/06/2026I love these little guys! The dances are so adorable! youtu.be/xYIUFEQeh3g?...youtu.bePeacock Spider Dances to YMCAYouTube video by Dario Trovato Videomaker 030
Jessica Brown @jessiemaebrown.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Brings a whole new meaning to getting lucky 🍀 020
NCSteve @ncsteve.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Exactly how asking a girl to a middle school dance felt in the 70's. 050
𝔻𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕡𝕚𝕒 𝔹𝕒𝕣𝕓𝕚𝕖 @alcibiades1234.bsky.social · 01/06/2026I mean. I am kinda turned on. No man has ever put in this effort 000
Jukka Särkijärvi @nitessine.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Pretty much the only spiders that don't make my skin crawl. 010
Ciudad De Escanaba @escanaba.bsky.social · 01/06/2026"TA-DAAA! Like what you see? Please say yes!" 000
Aline (Apex Studio) @alinemartins1024.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Thank God Humanity didn't evolve from spiders 110
Douwe Lastname @sirdew123.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Laat deze spin een waarschuwing zijn voor de manosphere mannetjes! 010
cassian1.bsky.social @cassian1.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Can’t help thinking that this would be how Abe Lincoln might turn up to celebrate at a Pride parade. 000
philonoistscot.bsky.social @philonoistscot.bsky.social · 01/06/2026These wee things are the size of your pinky nail!! Stunning. 110
Marilyn777 @marilynsargeant.bsky.social · 01/06/2026What a good girl!! Way to show your dominance over those inferior, pathetic males! You are a hero, human women could take some lessons from this beautiful spider! 000
EtherealSpirit @etherialspirit.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Sometime other forms of life have more common sense, and are far more efficient than the human form.static.klipy.comOMG Just Peed Myself LaughingALT: OMG Just Peed Myself Laughing 000
Eric Dew @drewthedoo.bsky.social · 01/06/2026And incels get upset when a woman ignores their plaintive cries. 010
Quoted Nostalgia @quotednostalgia.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Stakes are as high as a man on the prowl in an inner city night club 010
robertjeff57-58.bsky.social @robertjeff57-58.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Wow Very cool Playing Can’t catch me 000
maplecoextec.bsky.social @maplecoextec.bsky.social · 01/06/2026I saw something like that in hawaii but yellow 020
spatialmdl.bsky.social @spatialmdl.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Think I'd better dance now youtu.be/5uZQFOfMSfY?...youtu.beTom Jones and Art Of Noise - Kiss (Official Video)YouTube video by Art Of Noise 010
AJ Haveonethanks @ajhaveonethanks.bsky.social · 01/06/2026I think I may have been one of those failed dancers in my previous life. Explains why I will not dance in front of anyone in this one. 010
John Shields @avochie.bsky.social · 01/06/2026static.klipy.comTom Holland's "Umbrella" Lip SyncALT: Tom Holland's "Umbrella" Lip Sync 020
SmartAlec @smartalecl4.bsky.social · 01/06/2026If this is what most spiders looked like, then I wouldn't be arachnophobic 040
Metro Chimp @metrochimp.bsky.social · 01/06/2026I think I figured out Nick Cage's motivation in Spider-Noir ... 010
Kisser of Madames @girlkizzer.bsky.social · 01/06/2026"If the female is unimpressed by the dance, she may eat the male."static.klipy.comDante Reports Something BasedAlt: Dante Reports Something Based 010
Dr Barbara Kahl DVM @drkahl4congress.bsky.social · 02/06/2026They would make an awesome Pokémon character! 020
Don't panic Jonesey @ergoerosum.bsky.social · 01/06/2026And incels think THEY have problems with the opposite sex 😆 0550
mrchip.bsky.social @mrchip.bsky.social · 02/06/2026She should sex him and then eat him. Also that's a spooky face he's got on his tummy flap. 110
Not Sure @renpho.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Looks like a #Stargate address sign. lolstatic.klipy.comStargate SG-1: Teal'c's Woohoo!ALT: Stargate SG-1: Teal'c's Woohoo! 010
Ale Ma 🇮🇹🇪🇺 @ale-ma.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Not a spider female, but I AM impressed, if it counts! 😊 020
Eric @dunkeleisen.bsky.social · 01/06/2026It's pretty extraordinary to see this kind of sexual display and selection in a teeny tiny arachnid, in any kind of bug for that matter. Jumping spiders don't have big brains, but they sure do use what they do have in some very unique ways. 010
dearersenilekine.bsky.social @dearersenilekine.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Melania is watching carefully. Pretty sure she's unimpressed with hubby's dancing. 000
🦊 🩵🐦⬛ 🧙Revenant Fox & Crow, for Bartleby Endeavors 🎥 @foxy99.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Eat him if unimpressed? Tough crowd. 010
iavalentine.bsky.social @iavalentine.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Literally dancing like his life depended on it. "I'm dancing as fast as I can". 050
Paula @totallypaula.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Oh this is a Banger Luca! Males putting on a show for the women, absolutely perfect! @lizzylizumab.bsky.social You will love this! 120
Okhomegrown @okhomegrown.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Seeing is how it’s pride month I have to ask, what about the ones that just like to dress up and dance and don’t want to get eaten? 020
Lira Kova @liralea.bsky.social · 01/06/2026If I was a peacock girl I'd snack on that! His moves are 🔥 000
Lira Kova @liralea.bsky.social · 01/06/2026I had to check to make sure this wasn't an AI generated image (it's not). You can't believe anything you see or hear w/o verifying. 000
bl-pat.bsky.social @bl-pat.bsky.social · 01/06/2026That’s powerful motivation to be a good dancer. 030
The Old Angler @shakedown514.bsky.social · 01/06/2026She ate him because his dance was meant for another. Happy Pride month. 010
Jasmine Rose 🌹 | Honolulu 🏝️ | FMTY 🌎 @jasminerose007.bsky.social · 01/06/2026That’s fair tbh 💁🏻♀️😌 020
pixie-boots.bsky.social @pixie-boots.bsky.social · 01/06/2026When was this posted on Instagram please? I'd like to share it with friends who don't have Bluesky. 000
KathieKay @kathiekay.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Sorry, but "I" wasn't impressed !! Hairy little creature !! 🥴 000
Lynn Spann Bowditch @bowreader.bsky.social · 01/06/2026I waved back. I'm a female. I'm impressed. Favorably. No spiders were harmed in the making of this comment. 040
broekn.bsky.social @broekn.bsky.social · 01/06/2026The natural world is an amazing place & we should stop destroying it and take care of it 080
🔞Lapida Sin Nombre 🔩 31YO pseudoartist drawing lewd for fun @lapidasinnombre.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Little guy is signaling me to steal 2nd base bro!!! 010
1myopic.bsky.social @1myopic.bsky.social · 01/06/2026I score him at 7.5! Off to the lunch menu........NEXT..... 010
Heathor @yogiheathor.bsky.social · 01/06/2026We should implement this type of courtship in humans… Cmon Ralph! Lift your leg HIGHER! Did I mention I haven’t eaten all day? HIGHER!!!! HIIIIIIIIIIGHERR!!! Not high enough - Sorry Ralph CHOMP! 2170
YouDon'tWantToKnow @idontthinksomate.bsky.social · 01/06/2026So it THIS what Rocky was trying to do when he first met Ryan Gosling? 😜static.klipy.comproject hail maryAlt: project hail mary Rocky dancing 2130
Virgil Simpson @virgil-simpson.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Like it or not incels, this is how it works in nature: The male auditions, and the female says yes or no. 1505
Just Me @sassielass.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Looks like he’s from an Aztec tribe… I hope the lady likes his footwork and isn’t hungry. 020