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Sugar gliders today! They're fairly common and I think most people have heard of them, but here's a bit of infromation anyway. These adorable critters are native to Australia and New Guinea, and they're actually a type of possum. The flaps of skin on the sides of their bodies allow them to glide through the air from three to tree, and they tend to live aboreal lives. You'll also note that many of the pictures in this set have sugar gliders being held in hands. That's because they're a very popular domestic pet. Even so, trade in the pets isn't always legal, and while keeping them as pets might be common, so is taking them directly from wild habitats, sadly. Even in Australia itself, it's not legal to have them as pets in every part of the country.

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And the obligatory spider-

Here it is!

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In case you can't tell, this is a juvenile huntsman spider. Jumping spiders aren't the only ones that can balance drops of water on their head! Is this little spider's attempt at doing that any good, in your opinion?

<img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4023/4261296068_afaf47a82c.jpg">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/expresso-2222/4261296068/">source</a>

<img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3202/2928358689_0fb68a8e94.jpg">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31151141@N05/2928358689/">source</a>

<img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2102/2431693918_df9f11ae34.jpg">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/denniswoo/2431693918/">source</a>

<img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4095/4797914234_2a460eec6b.jpg">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinkkpolka/4797914234/">source</a>

<img src="http://farm1.staticflickr.com/44/135634676_ee75b197e2.jpg">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyborgsuzy/135634676/">source</a>

<img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6228/6271060949_3b06c08d20.jpg">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/through-the-lenz/6271060949/">source</a>

<img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1170/1368585293_a38606121f.jpg">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/azbeachbum/1368585293/">source</a>

<img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3620/3298540005_79cfa7ee3d.jpg">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/1sock/3298540005/">source</a>

<img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1186/1477967189_69e941b288.jpg">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/photomatekitt/1477967189/">source</a>

<img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3603/3464052214_14a18a9b1a.jpg">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32834218@N00/3464052214/">source</a>

<img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1289/5182662252_7fc63ced4a.jpg">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27229185@N05/5182662252/">source</a>

<img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6046/6278578646_77c65886eb.jpg">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristphotography/6278578646/">source</a>

And the obligatory spider-

Here it is!

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/iQZBc.png">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46812401@N07/5056857996">source</a>

In case you can't tell, this is a juvenile huntsman spider. Jumping spiders aren't the only ones that can balance drops of water on their head! Is this little spider's attempt at doing that any good, in your opinion?