Black Tunnelweb Spider @TeamTunnelweb
Official account for the No. 1 #BugoftheYear2023 competitor!! Posts fun weekly memes and interesting facts!! Run by @simonconnolly95 and the PungawerewereParty! bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/black-tunnelwe… New Zealand Joined November 2022-
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Today is the last day of #BugOfTheYear2023 voting! Whoever wins, it's been a blast! #TeamTunnelweb Vote here: bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here/
Last day to cast your vote in #BugOfTheYear2023! Looking for inspiration? Our bonus clip from last week's episode features @cpaintingnz & @SimonConnolly95 discussing their top picks rnz.co.nz/national/progr…
Last day to cast your vote in #BugOfTheYear2023! Looking for inspiration? Our bonus clip from last week's episode features @cpaintingnz & @SimonConnolly95 discussing their top picks rnz.co.nz/national/progr…
Last day tomorrow!! Use all eight legs to vote #TeamTunnelweb !!
Last day tomorrow!! Use all eight legs to vote #TeamTunnelweb !!
And check out the bonus episode, where #TeamTunnelweb takes on #TeamGiraffeWeevil head on!!
And check out the bonus episode, where #TeamTunnelweb takes on #TeamGiraffeWeevil head on!!
The black tunnelweb spider has many fans, but also many wary spectators. This video may give you a change of heart? 🖤🕷️ #BugOfTheYear2023
There's less than two weeks of voting left, so get those votes in for #TeamTunnelweb Vote here: bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here/
#TeamTunnelweb Fun Fact #7 While I have some scary overseas relatives...I'm just a friendly little bean who likes to live in my little tunnel...all nice and safe! Vote here: bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here/
This is why everyone on #TeamTunnelweb is so shredded. Vote here: bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz
Awesome to see our members doing charitable outreach with other (less cool) teams ❤❤
#TeamTunnelweb Fun Fact #6 A classic fun fact this week! The Black Tunnelweb spider was Peter Jackson's inspiration for Shelob in #LOTR !! I promise we are much friendlier in real life though (and we don't have stingers). #BugOfTheYear2023 Vote here: bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here/
@TeamTunnelweb will appreciate this picture taken by @mwlr_nz arachnologist Grace Hall. This beauty is a candidate for Aotearoa’s #Bugoftheyear2023 contest bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here/
I love it! What a beauty!!
I'm not sure, but definitely reminds me of a #BugOfTheyear2023 contender! #TeamTunnelweb Vote here: bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here/
Being an arachnologist means that even at 27, your parents will still buy you action figures for Christmas 😂😂 I guess I've found the newest member of #TeamTunnelweb
With only just over a month left, it's time to get those votes in! #BugOfTheYear2023 #TeamTunnelweb @NZEntoSoc Vote here: bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here/
You know what cures depression*? Voting for #TeamTunnelweb for #BugOfTheYear2023!! *Therapeutic benefit of voting for this spider is unproven. This is not medical advice, nor should you really take medical advice from spiders... Vote here: bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here/
#TeamTunnelweb Fun Fact #4: Black Tunnelweb Spiders do their part for NZ by eating invasive wasps that fly into their webs! The spiders use their long legs to grab the wasp, while avoiding the stinger, and then finish them off with a quick bite! #BugOfTheYear2023

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