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New as of 1-30-2012
Orb Weaver - probably Neoscona crucifera
January Spiders - winterers
Another Cobweb Spider - Genus Steatoda
Note:
This is not a scientific site but
merely a photographic journal. I
know nothing about spiders except what I
learn through asking
experts
or from mere observation so my guess at identification of spider species may be right or wrong. Contact experts at your extension service for
precise identification. These photos are for your enjoyment or to give you a general idea of what spider you may be seeing around the house or
cabin. The more you learn about nature, the less you have to be afraid of everything that scurries your way. Thumbnail images will take you to a
list of species in that group with links to more extensive photos and descriptions (or you can just skip the thumbnails by scrolling down and reading
the complete list of links to photos). Please read the copyright notice at the bottom of the page regarding photo usage. The photo at the top of the page
is a cat spider or cat-faced spider that was found by my friend Ruth Sulik.
or from mere observation so my guess at identification of spider species may be right or wrong. Contact experts at your extension service for
precise identification. These photos are for your enjoyment or to give you a general idea of what spider you may be seeing around the house or
cabin. The more you learn about nature, the less you have to be afraid of everything that scurries your way. Thumbnail images will take you to a
list of species in that group with links to more extensive photos and descriptions (or you can just skip the thumbnails by scrolling down and reading
the complete list of links to photos). Please read the copyright notice at the bottom of the page regarding photo usage. The photo at the top of the page
is a cat spider or cat-faced spider that was found by my friend Ruth Sulik.
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| Jumping
Spiders Spiders that move like robots and have quite large eyes. |
Funnel, Grass &
large, fast, hairy house spiders Found indoors & outdoors. |
Orb
Weavers Spiders that hang in orb webs. |
Black
Widows & other Cobweb Spiders found indoors & outdoors |
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| Crab Spiders Found indoors and outdoors. |
Running Crab
Spiders Unlike the next spider (wolf), this one is not likely to be found in your home. Small eyes. |
Wolf
Spiders Hairy spiders with large eyes. Somewhat resembles the running crab spider.. Found indoors & outdoors. |
Yellow
Sac Spiders Little yellowish spiders you see skulking around the house |
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Miscellaneous Photos Movies, Poems. Humorous Items and Strange spider encounters |
| Ground Spiders Fast-running not-so-hairy spiders you may see in the house. |
Cellar
Spiders, Daddy Long-legs Crevice Weavers & Other Spiders |
Miscellaneous
Fun Stuff & finally Links to other sites |
Jumping Spider
Prowling Spider - Yellow Sac Spiders (Miturgidae) Wolf Spider (Lycosidae)
Movies
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These works by Carol Davis are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
Photos belonging to other individuals on this site are their works and you must contact them for usage rights.
I love this quote by Rod Crawford from the Burke Museum "...house spiders are mostly harmless and beneficial. Human property rights
mean nothing to other species. There was spider habitat for millions of years where your home is now. My advice is, 'just wave as they go by.'"
Note: All spider identifications are merely a guess by a spider admirer. Input from experts would be
greatly appreciated! (birdbrain@amazingnature.us)
Thanks to Bugguide.net for helping to identify the spiders on this site.
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