Category: Spiders

06 May There are a number of spider species superficially very similar to each other of which I think it probable that this is Cheiracanthium “#427 Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium mildei)”

07 March 2021 There are some 250 members of this genus of spiders so genus is as far as I can go with identification. This “#367 Running Crab Spider (Philodromus sp)”

30 October A species of crab spider with holarctic distribution. In North America it is called the goldenrod crab spider or flower (crab) spider,[1] because “#240 Goldenrod Crab Spider (Misumena vatia)”

05 October Agelenopsis, commonly known as the American grass spiders, is genus of funnel weavers first described by C. G. Giebel in 1869. They weave “#221 Grass (Funnel) Spiders – Agelenopsis.spp.”

13 September Agelenopsis, commonly known as the American grass spiders, is genus of funnel weavers first described by C. G. Giebel in 1869. They weave sheet webs that have a funnel shelter on “#198 Grass Spider (Agelonopsis sp.)”

Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia) 4 August Yellow garden spiders often build webs in areas adjacent to open sunny fields where they stay concealed and “#157 Yellow Garden Spider”

Cross Orbweaver Spider (Araneus diadematus) 12 July Introduced in the United States from Western and Northern Europe. The coloration between individuals can vary, ranging from “#134 Cross Orbweaver Spider”

Zebra Jumper Spider (Salticus scenicus) 20 June A tiny (about 5mm) creature that ran across my keyboard and was not easy to identify. a common “#112 Zebra Jumper Spider”

Yellow Sac Spiders (Ceiracanthium inclusum) 10 June The yellow sac spider is common throughout the eastern United States, in particular from New England through the “#102 Yellow Sac Spiders”

Eastern Parson Spider (Herpyllus ecclesiasticus) 25 April A splendid little animal serendipitously sitting half way up the stairwell wall one evening so there’s an evens “#57 Eastern Parson Spider”