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8 December, 2011:
is this an orb weaver??????? thanks J

8 December, 2011:
I believe it's a venusta orchard spider. I'm not really a spider person but I have to say this spider is beautiful. I found it in my moms backyard here in southern Louisiana. I looked it up and found out that it lives mainly in wooded areas. What was strange is that I never seen one before this and my mom does not live near the woods. I figured you would appreciate this picture. Jessica Amite, la

Reply: What a great shot of this garden orb weaver - glen

14 November, 2011:
I’m not sure how to post pictures, so a decide to send this pick to you to see if you can help. I leaving in Costa Rica Central America and found this spider on my backyard, by the picture could you identify this one? Thank you, Gus

Reply: This is a garden orb weaver, nice shots - glen

26 August, 2011:
We found this specimen outside of our cabin in Tennessee. Could you help ID it? Thanks. Brian .

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10 June, 2011:
He posed nicely on my back deck in Colorado.

Al
www.highmtnphoto.com

Reply: This isa jumping spider and they are pretty cool spiders -  glen

29 April, 2011:
I work at a boarding facility for dogs and found this guy on the back wooden fence crept in between two boards.. hope you like the pick he was eating a fly and enjoying it it seems.. what kind of spider is he? his eyes are wicked cool two pointing down like binoculars and two on the sides...there maybe be ittybitty eyes as well.. I'm from Louisiana..btw :)

29 April, 2011:
I took the attached pictures of a Jewelled Spider in my backyard on 4/09/11 in New Orleans. Enjoy! -- MATTHEW

Reply: Thanks Laura, nice pics. - glen

12 April, 2011:
These are just some pictures of a jumping spider we found on the car while we were out today. They turned out well so I thought I'd share. She (he?) was roughly dime sized and eating what I presume was her mate at the time. I let her go in my garden. All pictures taken by me in southern NJ and free for anyone to use. -Laura Lee

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6 April, 2011:
Here are two pictures of Zebra spiders that were on my garage. Jerry

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6 April, 2011:
Hi, I have some photos of an arachnid I found in my house, I finally determined it to be a broad-faced sac spider. You can post these on your site if you like. Found in Wichita, KS. nathan

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6 April, 2011:
I recently posted a spider photo of mine on Facebook. A friend saw it and suggested I submit it to your site. I looked around for a submit link, but couldn't find one, so I hope that emailing you the photo is ok. Feel free to use my photo on your site if you like. I've enjoyed looking around at the photos you already have posted. The one from Maui looks just like one my husband ran into on our honeymoon there. It scared him to death! From his reaction, I expected to seem some monstrously huge spider and was laughing when I saw how small it actually was. Still a very cool looking spider, regardless of size.

Thanks Glen! Here's one more jumping spider I just remembered I have and a shot of one eating. Hope you them! Debbie

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6 April, 2011:
Glen, Here are a few more. Hope you can use them. I'm not a spider expert so I'm guessing what they are. First one - Wolf spider with babies. Second one - Jumping spider. Third one - Some kind of Jumping spider I have a few more I can send later. I love macro photography and shoot a lot of spiders but I don't know the names of most of them. Jerry

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2 December, 2010:
Greetings, I love the spider website. I thought you would appreciate this couple. You are welcome to add the photo to your site. Is this girl a Lobed Argiope? I took this photo at Bolsa Chica, CA in May of 2010. The web was among some brush in the drier low foothill areas. Bolsa Chica, a restored wetland/tidal inlet is in Southern California and is literally right across the street from the beach. Thanks, Suzanne C.
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13 November, 2010:
I was actually set up trying to get shots of a Gulf Fritillary laying eggs... but then I saw this... I got shots of it just before it caught its prey... a honey bee... but they were a little rushed and not as nice as these... I will post them on my web site, and you can look from there if you like... I assumed it was some kind of jumping spider, but I was not aware of them making webs... this one apparently had some kind of web, that may have had eggs in it. The little yellowish white dots are either eggs or pollen, I am not sure.... however as I was editing my shots... I noticed that there were little nat like flies that were all over the bee... wondering what and why... parasites or opportunists? They were very tiny... the size of the bees eye... Below is a close up of one of the nats that were on the bee... the top view makes it look thin, but they kinda go pot bellies... (fat abdomens) ... I could send anothe shot of the side if you like...

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12 November, 2010:
this was found in Southern California, about 1/2 inch long... Thanks!

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11 November, 2010:
Hi Glen, What a great web site. I took this picture this morning (8th November 2010) in my garden in Reebok, a suburb of Little Brak River , near Mossel Bay in South Africa. Thanks to your site I can positively identify the spider Anyone can use the photo if they want to. Regards Mike

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Reply: Some more great photos of a jumpings spider from Nikolaus

2 October, 2010:
greets, u also can use the pics on the webpage, greetings from austria,
Nikolaus

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14 August, 2010:
Taken in Mindo, Ecuador. I have several incl more of an angle to see the spikes. Thanks, Josh

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2August, 2010:
I Found this gorgeous Argiope in our backyard in Houston, TX – size is 4-5 inches. Beth

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More from Kim: Thank you so much for your prompt response!  After I emailed you I screwed up my courage and took a few more photos;  lo and behold, there ARE babies emerging from the egg sac.  What I took to be dark markings were actually holes in the egg sac through which you can see the bodies of the babies.  I've never seen anything like this before.  

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5 April, 2010:
I found this jumping spider on my front porch in southern NJ. All pictures taken by me and free for anyone to use. -Laura Lee

16 November, 2009:
I HOPE YOU CAN USE SOME OF MY PICTURES ON YOUR WEBSITE! MC

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9 November, 2009:
MARBLED ORB WEAVERS - Intrusion Attempt

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15 October, 2009:
I took this photo last night - I'm pretty sure it's a wolf spider - Found it under the kitchen table here in Phoenix, Arizona. He seemed to be dazed, probably from crawling around in the perimeter bug killer we keep around the house (we'd be overrun by various bugs here in Phoenix if we didn't spray), and sat pretty still while I took a series of photos after setting him on a white sheet of paper. Feel free to use it on your site. Just put my name (not email) on it, and if you can my web address. thanks.
Davo
www.pixelpuddle.com/photos

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7 September, 2009:
(feel free to post it if you want - and to remove my site name if it's against your policy) I have seen this large spider in Borneo, about 800m high, under the roof of a shed, close to a waterfall and a little lake that goes with it; it is huge, I would say the length from end of front leg to end of back leg is about 15cm (6"); it looks somewhat like one of your giant fishing spiders, but Borneo is in Asia, and I think I read these are only in South America. Do you know this lady? Thank you Pascal  (France)

3 June, 2009:
Hey Glen, Cool, thanks.. I am sending you this pic I thought you'd like. It is rare to capture spiders mating, this is one of my best shots of them doing so.. these are Linyphiidae I found in a park near Portland. I would be privlaged if you would put it on your website somewhere. I put a link to your site in mine. I got this shot at some expense since the park ranger said I was "off the trail!" My foot was about 1 foot off the paved path and I was harming nothing, (not even a weed) I managed to hold him off long enough in "polite conversation" to get this and a few other detailed shots! I also observed some interesting behaviour, when they broke it off after getting spooked they did not seem to want to quit! I have one shot of them broken up and then they went at it again in a matter of about 20 sec. or so. This species locks fangs and clearly the males and females appear to get along quite well.

Gabe and Alina Beasley Mostly Macros photography site URL http://gabebeas.blogspot.com
 email: olngwb@yahoo.com

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30 September, 2008:
Here's a closeup of a huntsman's eye pattern. glen
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17 July, 2007:
Here's some more great photos from Gustav.

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15 July, 2007:
HI GLEN HERES SOME MORE PICS FROM MY BACKYARD, I LIVE IN FRESNO CA., USA
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26 June, 2007:
Here's  photos of Gustavo's giant fishing spider from Venezuela.  Click for a larger view. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpiMVAbg19M
Click the Youtube link above for a video of Gustavo's spider.

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and a shot of its spinnerettes

26 July, 2006:
Regal Jumping Spider "Blackie" -Rich Swanner

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28 June, 2006:

I just stumbled across your wonderful site while identifying some spiders. I would like to contribute a few photos for your collection. I've been photographing almost any interesting spider or insect that I have come across. Feel free to use any of these photos for your site. Greg

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28 June, 2006:

You can use it for your site if you would like

Best Regards,
Todd Avery

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17 June, 2006:
Hello Glen: I wanted to drop you a line and let you know that I came across your website recently and I think it's an excellent resource. I've always been fascinated with spiders and you've got quite an impressive collection of images. I case you're interested in adding a few more photographs, I'd be happy to send you some of mine. I guess I could be considered an advanced amateur photographer and I am particularly fond of macro photography. I've attached a sample. I came across this little jumper on the side of my house (in Holland, MI). Luckily I had my camera and macro lens handy. With regards,
Steven Davis

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17 June, 2006:
I found this spider crawling on the kids swing set. I am in central coastal NJ picture taken 6/16/06. Thanks

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9 June, 2006:
This interesting little spider was found in Austin , Texas . I’m still trying to figure out what kind it is. It was found on a large leaf in the garden. The spider’s body is about 1/3” long. Regards, Jennifer Prince

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6 June, 2006:
"Blackie" again -Rich Swanner

5 June, 2006:
Regal Jumping Spider "Blackie"-Rich Swanner

4 June, 2006:
What a spider sees.-Rich Swanner

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3 June, 2006:
Cellar Spider's Dinner-Rich Swanner
 

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1 June, 2006:
From today Black Widow takes Bee-Rich Swanner

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20 May, 2006:
 Hi Glen, I came across your site last night whilst looking for information on the Sydney Funnel Web (Atrax Robustus) and the Brown Trapdoor Spider that lives in the Sydney area. Some of the photos you have a really great and I thought you might like to have a look at some macro shots I have taken of a female Sydney A. Robustus. They were done under flash and show the colours of the spider underneath and in the leg joints as well as the extent of the hairs they have on their bodies which are not as noticeable without the flash. I have prints of these on A4 and they are truly awesome. My next step is to try and get some photos in the natural light as a contrast as well as some photos of a Trapdoor Spider. If you would be interested, let me know and I can email them through to you when I can get them done. Maybe you would like to include them on you site. Note the venom on the fangs in Picture 032. Hope you enjoy the as much as my work colleagues did and they are of course subject to your normal copyright conditions. Regards, Col Halliday

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Hello Ms. Crew,
I came across your school's spider pages while surfing and saw that I could submit spider photos. My photos were taken by me with a scanning electron microscope.
Your kids will get a unique, up close view with these photos. They can also visit my website at
http://www.geocities.com/sciguyjim/sem.html
3 photos are attached.
Thank you.