Arachnids
Black Cobweb Spider
The Black Cobweb Spider (Steatoda capensis), also known as the Brown House Spider and Cupboard Spider, is a species of arachnid commonly found throughout southern Africa. It has been introduced to Australia and New Zealand. In New Zealand it is commonl...
Flat Huntsman Spider
The Flat Huntsman Spider (Delena cancerides) is a species of arachnid that is native to Australia. In New Zealand, where it was accidentally introduced in the early 1920s, this species is known as the Avondale Spider. It is commonly found under loose b...
Zebra Spider
The Zebra spider (Salticus scenicus) is an ordinary household jumping spider. In the same vein as other jumping spiders, this spider does not build a web. Four pairs of large eyes allow the Zebra spider to quickly locate prey, pounce, and hunt. It has ...
Redbacked Jumping Spider
The Redbacked Jumping spider (Phidippus johnsoni) is one of the largest and most common jumping spiders in the western parts of North America. It is not to be mistaken for the highly venomous and unrelated Redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti). The Red...
Canopy Jumping Spider
The Canopy Jumping spider (Phidippus otiosus) is found in southeastern North America and is a species of the jumping spider which lives predominantly in trees. The body of the female canopy jumping spider can reach about 0.6 inches. It has iridescen...
Yellow Sac Spider
The yellow sac spider (Cheiracanthium punctorium) is a spider that is found from Central Asia to central Europe. The yellow sac spider can reach about 0.6 inches in length. This spider can penetrate the human skin. The bite of this spider may feel simi...
Goldenrod Crab Spider
The Goldenrod Crab spider (Misumena vatia) is a species of crab spider which thrives in the northern hemisphere. This crab spider received the name Goldenrod Crab spider in North America, where it is the best-known and largest flower spider. This spide...
Daring Jumping Spider
The Daring Jumping spider (Phidippus audax), also commonly know as the bold jumping spider, is a common jumping spider residing primarily in North America. Audax stems from Latin and means daring or audacious. The average size adult Daring Jumping s...
Biting Spider
The Biting Spider or False Black Widow (Steatoda nobilis) is a species of arachnid native to the Canary Islands. It was accidentally introduced to England around 1870 through imported bananas that were sent to Torquay. It is also found in continental E...
Hobo Spider
The Hobo Spider (Tegenaria agrestis) is a species of arachnid that is native to western and central Europe. It is now also found in the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada. It has recently spread into southern Alaska, making it the first...
Fishing Spider
The Fishing Spider (Thalassius albocinctus) is a species of arachnid found in tropical Asia from India to the Philippines. It gets its name from the habit it has of catching small fish. It is found near water. This spider is easily identifiable by ...
Raft Spider
The Raft Spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) is a species of spider found in Europe. This is the largest raft spider found in Great Britain. Raft spiders are found in or near damp places. It is more commonly found among acidic bogs, rather than unpolluted wa...
Nursery Web Spider
The Nursery Web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis) is a species of spider found in the family Pisauridae. The adult is 0.39 to 0.59 inches long (females generally larger than the males). The male has been observed to feign death (pretending to be dead by r...
Green Lynx Spider
The Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans) is a species of arachnid found in the United States, Central America, the West Indies and Venezuela. The species name viridans is derived from the Latin word viridis, meaning "green". The adult female is ab...
Tarantula Wolf Spider
The "Tarantula" Wolf Spider (Lycosa tarantula) is a species of wolf spider that is found near and around the city of Taranto, Italy (called Tarentum in Roman times). This nocturnal species lurks near the opening of its burrow at night waiting for prey....
Kauai Cave Wolf Spider
The Kauai Cave Wolf Spider (Adelocosa anops) is a species of spider that exists only in a few caves in a six square mile lava flow in the Koloa-Poipu region of Kauai, Hawaii. Only six populations are known to exist. It is locally known as the "Blind Wo...
Triangulate Cobweb Spider
The Triangulate Cobweb Spider (Steatoda triangulosa), also known as the Triangulate Bud Spider, is a species of common house spider that is found throughout the world. It is found along the coasts in North America, in southern Russia, in New Zealand, a...
Sydney Brown Trapdoor Spider
The Sydney Brown Trapdoor spider (Misgolas rapax) is found mainly around Sydney, Australia and is a trapdoor spider. This spider is often confused with the Sydney Funnel-web spider, which is one of the world's most venomous spiders. The Sydney Brown Tr...
Straight Horn tarantula
The Straight Horn tarantula is commonly referred to as the Burst Horned baboon (Ceratogyrus darlingi). Its obsolete name is Ceratogyrus bechuanicus. The Straight Horn tarantula is a spider that is from southern Africa, most often Botswana. The Stra...
Red Legged Purseweb Spider
The Red Legged Purseweb spider (Sphodros rufipes) is mygalomorph spider that is considered endangered. Although the spider has been photographed as far as Indiana, Missouri and New Jersey this spider primarily hails from the southern parts of the Unite...
Cobalt Blue Tarantula
The Cobalt Blue tarantula (Haplopelma lividum) is part of the tarantula species native to Thailand and Myanmar. Like many Asian tarantulas, it is rather aggressive. Because of the tarantula's aggressiveness it should only be kept as a pet by well info...
Black Tunnelweb Spider
The Black Tunnelweb spider (Porrhothele antipodiana) is a spider that is found across New Zealand and the Chatham Islands. It can be found in bushes and gardens. The Black Tunnelweb spider is generally found living under logs and rocks. Its prey is oft...
Dark Comb-footed Spider
The Dark Comb-footed Spider (Steatoda grossa), also known as the Cupboard Spider, Brown House Spider, or False Black Widow (several other species are generally known by these names as well), is a species of arachnid found throughout the world, includin...
European Black Widow
The European Black Widow or Mediterranean Black Widow (Latrodectus tredecimguttatus) is a species of arachnid commonly found throughout the Mediterranean region. It ranges from Spain to southeast Asia. Other common names for this spider are malmignatte...
Black Widow
The Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans), typically known as the Southern Black Widow, is a species of arachnid that is native to the United States of America. There are two closely related species to the Southern Black Widow; the Western Black Widow (Lat...
Brown Widow
The Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus), also known as the Brown Button Spider, Geometric Button Spider, or Gray Widow, is a species of arachnid that is related to the famous Black Widow Spider. The Brown Widow is found in the northern and southern U...
Red and Silver Dewdrop Spider
The Red and Silver Dewdrop Spider (Argyrodes flavescens) is a species of arachnid that belongs to the Theridiidae family. It is widespread through Southeast Asia. It can also be found in Sri Lanka. This is a kleptoparasite (lives on the web of other la...
Nephilengys borbonica
Nephilengys borbonica is a species of spider native to Madagascar and nearby islands (the Mascarene Islands, Comoro Islands and the Seychelles). In Madagascar, this species is commonly found in houses and buildings. In Réunion, it can be found in cl...
Giant Wood Spider
The Giant Wood Spider (Nephila pilipes) is a species of arachnid that is found in Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India, Papua New Guinea, and northern Australia. Its habitat is primary and secondary forests and gardens. The ad...
Red-legged Golden Orb-web Spider
The Red-legged Golden Orb-web Spider (Nephila inaurata) is a species of arachnid that is found in southern Africa. It also can be found on several islands in the Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues, and the Seychelles). There is also a seco...
Brown Recluse Spider
The Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa) is a species of arachnid that is native to the USA from the southern Midwest south to the Gulf of Mexico. It can be found in Canada as well around southeast Ontario, and southern Quebec. Its range lies from...
Chilean Recluse Spider
The Chilean Recluse Spider (Loxosceles laeta) is a species of venomous arachnid that is native to South America. Although found throughout South America, it is most common in Chile. It is now found elsewhere throughout the world, including North and Ce...
Red-headed Mouse Spider
The Red-headed Mouse Spider (Missulena occatoria) is a species of arachnid found throughout Australia. Its habitat is anything from open forests to desert shrublands. It is the most widely distributed species of Missulena, mainly because the spiderling...
Wall Spider
The Wall Spider, Baseboard Spider, or Stucco Spider (Oecobius navus) is a species of spider that has an international distribution. Although it is sometimes known as O. annulipes, there is also a species of that name that naturally occurs in Algeria. ...
Two-tailed Spider
The Two-tailed Spider (Hersilia savignyi) is a species of arachnid found in Kerala, Maharastra, Gujarat, Karnataka, West Bengal, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, and Sri Lanka. It is most common in southern India. It lives on the trunks of large trees ...
Ladybird Spider
The Ladybird Spider (Eresus cinnaberinus, formerly Eresus niger) is a species of arachnid native to Europe. It can be found from Portugal to Ukraine, and from England to Greece. It prefers sunny, dry locations and is widely distributed in central and s...
Tube Web Spider
The Tube Web Spider (Segestria florentina), also known as the Cellar Spider (both of these names are not considered specific names for this species), is a species of arachnid found in Europe. It was originally found in the Mediterranean region as far e...
Woodlouse Spider
The Woodlouse Spider (Dysdera crocata) is a species of arachnid with an international distribution. It is found under logs in warm places, and is often close to woodlice. It also can be found in houses. It spends the day in a silk cocoon and hunts at n...
Daddy-long-legs Spider
The Daddy-long-legs Spider (Pholcus phalangioides), also known as the Cellar Spider or Skull Spider, is a species of arachnid found in many parts of the world, but originally came from the tropics. They are commonly found living in caves, garages, ceil...
Six-eyed Sand Spider
The Six-eyed Sand Spider (Sicarius hahni) is a species of arachnid found in southern Africa. It is found mostly in deserts and other sandy areas. The genus name, sicarius, is Latin for "murderer" or "assassin". This species is named after arachnologist...
Edible Golden Silk Spider
The Edible Golden Silk Spider (Nephila edulis) also known as the Golden Silk Orb-weaver, is a species of spider that occurs widely in Australia in both tropical and temperate regions. It is also found in parts of New Guinea and New Caledonia. It is not...
Golden Silk Spider
The Golden Silk Spider (Nephila clavipes) is a species of orbweaver spider. It is found in the warmer regions of the Americas. In the United States, this species ranges throughout the coastal southeast and inland, from North Carolina to Texas. In many ...
JorÅ Spider
The JorÅ Spider (Nephila clavata) is a species of arachnid that is a member of the golden orb-web spider group. It is found in Japan (except HokkaidÅ), Korea, Taiwan and China. The web of the female can reach up to 39 inches in width. The yel...
Leaf Curling Spider
The Leaf Curling Spider (Phonognatha graeffei) is a species of spider that is found in Australia. It is commonly found in urban areas in the northeastern, eastern and southern states. The spider is commonly found in open woodland and forest habitats as...
Autumn Spider
The Autumn Spider (Metellina segmentata) is a species of spider that has a Palearctic distribution and has been introduced to Canada. Adults are normally found from August to October. The preferred habitat is open wood edges or gardens. This is one of ...
European Cave Spider
The European Cave Spider (Meta menardi) is a species of orbweaver spider that has a natural range that extends from Scandinavia to North America and from Europe to Korea. It was introduced into other areas such as Japan and Madagascar. This is one of t...
Bowl and Doily Spider
The Bowl and Doily Spider (Frontinella communis) is a species of sheet weaver spider. Its web is a fairly complex system consisting of an inverted dome shaped web (bowl), suspended above a horizontal sheet-like web (doily), hence the common name. The s...
Feather-legged Lace Weaver
The Feather-legged Lace Weaver (Uloborus plumipes) is a species of spider found frequently in garden centers around the world. Because of this, it is also known as the Garden center Spider. The species name is derived Latin pluma "feather" and pes "foo...
Rufous Net-casting Spider
The Rufous Net-casting Spider (Deinopis subrufa) is a species of spider that occurs in eastern Australia and Tasmania. This species is often found on a web consisting of a few strands and is most common in forests, woodland and heathland. It is also fo...
Giant Huntsman Spider
The Giant Huntsman Spider (Heteropoda maxima) is a species of arachnid that was first discovered in northern Laos in 2001. Since then, over a thousand new specimens have been found in the Greater Mekong Subregion. It is believed that this spider lives ...
Brown Huntsman Spider
The Brown Huntsman Spider (Heteropoda venatoria) is a species of arachnid found in many tropical and subtropical parts of the world, including Asia, Réunion Island, the Caribbean islands, the Southeastern US, and Australia. This spider is known as t...
Nigma walckenaeri
Nigma walckenaeri is a species of spider commonly found in gardens, walls, or on big leaves such as lilac or grapevine. It is found in warmer regions and near forest edges. This species has been introduced into Kew Gardens in Queens, NY. This green...
Black House Spider
The Black House Spider (Badumna insignis) is a species of arachnid that is found in Australia. It is found throughout much of Australia and prefers urban habitat mostly. They build their webs on tree trunks, logs, rock walls, and buildings (walls crevi...
Black Lace-Weaver
The Black Lace-Weaver (Amaurobius ferox) is a species of spider that is found through much of Europe and North America. It has been introduced into New Zealand. This species is capable of biting humans and is known to do so. The female is about 0.6...
Lace Webbed Spider
The Lace Webbed Spider is a name given to two species of house spiders of the genus Amaurobius (A. similis and A. fenestralis). These spiders are often found near windows, on outside walls, or on trees. Lace Webbed Spiders vary in size from 0.27 to...
Giant House Spider
The Giant House Spider (Tegenaria duellica) is a species of arachnid native to western Europe. It was introduced by accident to the Pacific Northwest of North America around 1900. It took hold and increased rapidly in population. This spider is a close...
Barn Funnel Weaver Spider
The Barn Funnel Weaver Spider (Tegenaria domestica) also known as the Lesser House Spider, the Common House Spider, or the Domestic House Spider, is a species of arachnid that is commonly found in Europe and the United States. It is thought to have bee...
Common House Spider
The Common House Spider (Tegenaria atrica) is a species of arachnid that is native to Europe, Central Asia and North Africa. It has expanded to several northern European countries, and has been introduced to North America, where it is now established. ...