Name of issue: Insects & Spiders
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 7*/20
*There are really only 4 official arachnid stamps in this issue, but the legs of two spiders poke out on three additional stamps.
This series has been "copied" by a 2002 issue from Marshall Islands. If you look carefully, every species shown on every stamps are the same and appear in the exact same order. Of course, the artwork is totally different.
Information about the animals is from the back of the stamp (see scan of the verso of the sheet).
Black widow (Latrodectus mactans)
This spider uses its highly poisonous venom to kill insect prey. It does at times bite humans in self-defence, but victims usually survive if properly treated. Despite popular belief, the female does not always eat the male after mating.
Other stamps of this series:
Verso scans:
Information about the animals is from the back of the stamp (see scan of the verso of the sheet).
Black widow (Latrodectus mactans)
This spider uses its highly poisonous venom to kill insect prey. It does at times bite humans in self-defence, but victims usually survive if properly treated. Despite popular belief, the female does not always eat the male after mating.
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| Michel #: 3192 Scott #: 3351a Yvert #: 2963 order: Araneae family: Theridiidae Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775) |
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Yellow garden spider (Argiope aurantia)
The web of this spider is a familiar sight in meadows in the fall. Insects trapped in the web are quickly wrapped in silk by the spider. Occasionally the spider rejects and sets free distaceful insects.
Spinybacked spider (Gasteracantha cancriformis)
Like most web-spinning spiders, the spinybacked spider sometimes takes down its web and builds a new one. As it dismantles the web, it ingests the old silk. By doing so, it salvages a valuable resource of protein.
Jumping spider (Habronattus americanus)
A jumping spider hunts by sight. It pounces upon insect prey by leaping from a distance. Prior to jumping, it uses its vision to get a precise fix on its target.
Full sheet:
The web of this spider is a familiar sight in meadows in the fall. Insects trapped in the web are quickly wrapped in silk by the spider. Occasionally the spider rejects and sets free distaceful insects.
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| Michel #: 3195 Scott #: 3351d Yvert #: 2966 order: Araneae family: Araneidae Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833 |
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| Michel #: 3194 Scott #: 3351c Yvert #: 2965 **leg poking on the right side order: Araneae family: Araneidae Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833 |
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| Michel #: 3195 Scott #: 3351d Yvert #: 2966 **leg poking on the upper right side order: Araneae family: Araneidae Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833 |
Spinybacked spider (Gasteracantha cancriformis)
Like most web-spinning spiders, the spinybacked spider sometimes takes down its web and builds a new one. As it dismantles the web, it ingests the old silk. By doing so, it salvages a valuable resource of protein.
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| Michel #: 3208 Scott #: 3351q Yvert #: 2979 order: Araneae family: Araneidae Gasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Jumping spider (Habronattus americanus)
A jumping spider hunts by sight. It pounces upon insect prey by leaping from a distance. Prior to jumping, it uses its vision to get a precise fix on its target.
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| Michel #: 3211 Scott #: 3351t Yvert #: 2982 order: Araneae family: Salticidae Habronattus americanus (Keyserling, 1885) |
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| Michel #: 3210 Scott #: 3351s Yvert #: 2981 **leg poking on the right side order: Araneae family: Salticidae Habronattus americanus (Keyserling, 1885) |
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