Yomikikaseya Sachie, a native of Japan, was out in her yard last month admiring the spring flowers when she noticed a small critter that appeared to be quite delighted by the petals as well.
A little spider was sitting cozily on one of the flowers there.
Not just any spider, though.
There was something particularly uncanny about this wee arachnid.
The pattern on his body felt oddly familiar.
Sachie saw that it resembled the face of an elderly guy perfectly, complete with white mustache and broad, beaming smile.
He seems delighted to meet her!
Now, Sachie could have easily kept this charming encounter to herself, but luckily for the rest of us, she did not. Instead, Sachie took to Twitter to spread the word about the little man-faced spider.
And boy, are people loving it. Sachie’s tweet has since amassed tens of thousands of likes and shares.
陽気なオジサンの顔した蜘蛛がいました。 pic.twitter.com/OAGBSDWY6v
— 読み聞かせ屋サチエ (絵本) (@yomu556) April 3, 2018
Later, in a post about the encounter on her personal blog, Sachie identifies the spider as a “Kohanagumo” — a species from the genus Diaea, a type of crab spider.
The pattern on these spiders apparently vary from individual to individual, darkening as they mature. But a quick search online for more spiders like the one Sachie saw shows their markings are often strikingly face-like.
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