Three languages, one museum
Spiders.fyi opened publicly on 1 November 2026 as a digital museum in German, English and Spanish. Its questions range from ancient traces and body structure to silk, hunting, habitats and human perceptions. The reviewed release records establish the launch and the implementation by that date; an earlier concept or development-start date is not securely established here.
Follow a thread through time
A time journey, guided museum tours and topic collections offer different ways through the material. A web workshop breaks down the building of an orb web; a body atlas and learning quizzes provide further entrances. A glossary and search help readers return to a term or follow a new connection.
A world of different lives
The November expansion added regional collections, further species portraits and a world map. Its seasonal guide names its geographical scope: temperate Central Europe. On 3 November, a curated library added fifty scientifically described species in all three languages, selected for unusual forms, behaviours and habitats. The collection presents a selection, rather than a complete species catalogue.
Comparisons need a measure
The museum treats largest, smallest and fastest as questions that need definitions and evidence. Venom effects and defensive behaviour also require context rather than a universal league table. Species portraits link to sources, note limits in the evidence and leave room for changing taxonomic knowledge.
Wonder and careful looking
The richly lit images are artistic AI illustrations, not scientific specimen records, scale drawings or identification guides. Historical scenes carry additional reconstruction notices. Mario directs the project and retains editorial responsibility; Aik is his AI assistant, helping with research, texts, translations, imagery, design and code. Clear captions let the pictures invite curiosity while the source notes carry the factual argument.
Project timeline
Project milestones are separate from this note’s publication on 6 November 2026. Dates follow the project records and Europe/Berlin calendar.
Implementation documented by this date
Dated content and functional reviews record the museum’s local implementation before release. The original concept date and exact start of development remain unverified; this is not a claim that all work began on launch day.
First public release
The German, English and Spanish museum went live at spiders.fyi. The release record documents checks of 157 public pages.
More topics and learning routes
Further articles, comparison chapters, South America and neighbourhood collections, three quizzes and another guided tour were published. The first expansion release recorded 199 public pages.
A wider world and a seasonal view
Further portraits, regional collections, a world map and a geographically scoped seasonal guide followed. This release recorded 256 public pages across the language editions.
A curated spider library
Fifty additional species portraits were published in three languages, with sources, illustrations and combined library filters. The release review covered 409 public pages.
Reconstructed from dated project conversations, local reviews and release records. Earlier ideas are dated only where documented.
