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#367 Running Crab Spider (Philodromus sp)

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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)”

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#240 Goldenrod Crab Spider (Misumena vatia)

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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)”

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#221 Grass (Funnel) Spiders – Agelenopsis.spp.

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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.”

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#198 Grass Spider (Agelonopsis sp.)

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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.)”

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#157 Yellow Garden Spider

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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”

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#134 Cross Orbweaver Spider

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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”

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#112 Zebra Jumper Spider

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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”

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#102 Yellow Sac Spiders

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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”

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#57 Eastern Parson Spider

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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”

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#47 Long legged Sac Spider

richard1000 2020-04-15 No Comments

Long legged Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium mildei) 15 April Alternatively this could be the native Agrarian Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) aka the Black-footed yellow sac spider. “#47 Long legged Sac Spider”

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