#Makakii
Have you ever read our #Hawaiian #happyface #spider blog?

It is seriously itsy, ~5mm long, harmless, and one of the best moms in the world. Also called nananana makakiʻi, gets its name in an obvious way: there is what seems to be a clownlike happy face on the back of its abdomen.

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Have You Met the Hawaiian Happyface Spider?
It is seriously itsy. Less than 5mm long, harmless, and one of the best moms in the world. The Hawaiian happyface spider, called nananana makakiʻi , gets i...
www.hawaiipacificparks.org
February 26, 2026 at 1:58 AM
It's all true. Mother nature is amazing! 😮
October 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Nananana makakiʻi
#Hawaiian #HappyFace #Spider
(Theridion grallator)
"Minoʻaka" in Hawaiian means smile, to smile, laughing dimple.
Found on the undersides of leaves in the forests of Hawaiʻi. They do not build webs. The female guards her bright green patch of eggs until the spiderlings hatch. 🫶
Plush: Minoʻaka The Happy Face Spider
Nananana makakiʻi (Hawaiian Happy Face Spider) (Theridion grallator) Minoʻaka in Hawaiian means smile, to smile, laughing dimple. This charismatic little (5mm) spider, Theridion grallator, is found on...
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May 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Today’s cryptid is a Jorōgumo (a spider lady) but I wanted to give her a twist. I based her on the nananana makakiʻi, or Hawaiʻian Happy Face Spider and put her in more casual clothes than the typical layers of kimono.

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March 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
New blog is up! 😃🕷️
Have You Met the Hawaiian Happyface Spider?
It is seriously itsy. Less than 5mm long, harmless, and one of the best moms in the world.
The Hawaiian happyface spider, called nananana makakiʻi, gets its name in an obvious way...
Blog - Hawaii Pacific Parks Association
www.hawaiipacificparks.org
October 1, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Nananana makakiʻi smiles as we clean Hawaiʻi's isles 😁

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April 4, 2026 at 11:40 PM