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.)”
Category: Spiders
#157 Yellow Garden Spider
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”
#134 Cross Orbweaver 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”
#112 Zebra Jumper 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”
#102 Yellow Sac Spiders
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”
#57 Eastern Parson Spider
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”
#47 Long legged Sac Spider
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”
#26 Dark Fishing Spider
Dark Fishing Spider (Dolomedes tenebrosus) 25 March An unusually early find for the date. Something (raccoon?) had taken the lid off one of our three “#26 Dark Fishing Spider”