← back to grid
rare
Hawaiian Happy-Face Spider
Theridion grallator
- Habitat
- Rainforest understory on Hawaiian islands, beneath native leaves
- Body length
- 5 mm
- Order
- Araneae · Theridiidae
Weird but real
Its pale abdomen carries a red-and-black smiley face, and no two spiders wear the same pattern.
Why it's cool
A grinning ghost of a spider whose cartoon face is genetically painted, unique per bug — evolution doodling for fun.
