1/2-3/4" (12-20 mm). Short "waist" (pedicel) between thorax and abdomen. Velvety black. Wings reddish to orange, darker and less transparent at tip and base.… read more
1/8" (3-5 mm). Tan to yellowish-brown to reddish-brown, hairy. Large body. Belongs to the group of primitive spiders commonly called tarantulas. Constructs tube-shaped webs.… read more
Less than 1/16" (1.6 mm). Tiny and long-legged. Pale, off-white in color. Has primitive eyes. Aerial, hangs from strands of web.… read more
Male 1/4" (6 mm), female 3/8" (11 mm). Cephalothorax orange-yellow with dark violin pattern. Bases of legs orange-yellow, rest of legs grayish to dark brown. Abdomen grayish to dark brown with no obvious pattern.… read more
Male 1/8-1/4" (4-5 mm), female 1/4" (5-6 mm). Yellowish brown. Abdomen streaked and splotched with black and gray on sides. Male's legs orangish; female's yellow with black bands.… read more
Male 1/8" (3-4 mm), female 3/8" (8-10 mm). Black. Male's abdomen elongate with white and red markings on sides. Female's abdomen almost spherical, usually with red hourglass mark below or with 2 transverse red marks separated by black. … read more
Male 1/8" (3-4 mm), female 3/8" (8-10 mm). Black. Male's abdomen elongate with white and red markings on sides. Female's abdomen almost spherical, usually with red hourglass mark below or with 2 transverse red marks separated by black. … read more
Male 1/4-3/8" (5-9 mm), female 3/4-1 1/8" (19-28 mm). Cephalothorax has short silvery hair. Legs black with reddish or yellow bands near body. Abdomen egg-shaped, conspicuously marked with yellow or orange on black.… read more
The Banded Garden Spider is a member of the orb weaver family (family Araneidae). Orb weavers comprise a huge family of spiders with several hundred North American species. These spiders vary greatly in shape, color, and size, measuring 1/16-1 1/8" ...… read more
Male 1/8" (4 mm), female 7/8-1" (22-25 mm). Female's cephalothorax pale gray with 3 black spots on each side; legs dark with brownish bands and conspicuous tufts of black hair on 1st and last pairs of legs. Female's abdomen brownish green, spotted with ...… read more
Male 1/8" (3-4 mm), female 1/4-3/8" (5-8 mm). Cephalothorax yellowish green, striped with brown along sides. Abdomen silvery above with dark stripes, sides yellow with red spot near tip and red spot underneath.… read more
The Funnel-web Grass Spider is a member of the funnel web weaver family (family Agelenidae). Funnel web weavers are small to medium-sized spiders, 1/16-3/4" (1-20 mm) long, that are often found in homes and fields. Most of these spiders have 8 eyes, ...… read more
The Funnel Web Spider is a member of the family Agelenidae. Funnel web weavers are small- to medium-sized spiders, 1/16-3/4" (1-20 mm) long, that are often found in homes and fields. Most of these spiders have 8 eyes, arranged horizontally in 2 parallel ...… read more
Male 3/8-1/2" (9-13 mm); female 5/8-3/4" (15-20 mm) with legspan to 2 1/2" (64 mm). Greenish brown with silvery-white lengthwise stripes along each side of cephalothorax and abdomen. Abdomen has 12 white spots. Undersurface paler, except for 6 black ...… read more
Male 3/4" (18-20 mm), female 7/8-1 3/8" (22-35 mm). Cephalothorax gray-brown. Abdomen may have darker stripe along midline. Female has sparse covering of gray hair; somewhat paler in male.… read more
Male 1/8-3/8" (4-10 mm), female 1/4-3/8" (5-10 mm). Slender, long-legged. Dark or with lengthwise dark-and-light stripes. Covered with long hair. Upper row of large eyes occupies major area on the front of the head. Spines on legs relatively long.… read more
The Striped Lynx Spider is in the family Oxyopidae. These hunting spiders are recognized by the distinctive arrangement of their 8 eyes—6 eyes form a hexagon with 2 smaller eyes facing forward. They are usually small, measuring 1/8—5/8” (4—16 mm) in ...… read more
Male 1/2" (12-14 mm), female 1/2-5/8" (14-16 mm). Bright leaf-green, ivory-white, or tan. Legs yellowish with many black spines. Cephalothorax has 6 eyes on pale area, 2 other eyes face forward. Abdomen marked above with 3 incomplete chevrons.… read more
Male 1/8" (3-4 mm), female 1/4-3/8" (5-10 mm). Female yellowish to white with crimson streaks on each side of abdomen and a reddish-brown stain between eyes. Female's legs pale. Male's cephalothorax dark reddish brown with white spot in center and in ...… read more
Crab Spider
Misumenoides formosipes
Crab Spiders are in the family Thomisidae. Most spiders in this family hold their legs outstretched to the sides like crabs and can move forward, sideways, or backward. They have a short, rather broad body, 1/16-3/8" (1.5-10 mm) long, and 8 small eyes ...… read more
The Giant Crab Spider is in the family Sparassidae. The spiders in this family are large, 3/8-1" (10-25 mm) long, and named for their crablike legs. They somewhat resemble crab spiders of the family Thomisidae but are larger and have a soft, 3-lobed ...… read more
Male 1/4-1/2" (6-13 mm), female 3/8-5/8" (8-15 mm). Black with a short gray or white crossband on abdomen and several gray or white spots. Pale markings, often yellow or orange in spiderlings. Chelicerae metallic green.… read more
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