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Here's Page 2 of some unidentified spider photos sent in by viewers from 2004. Please choose a section below.
Unidentified Spiders 2008 (1) Unidentified Spiders 2008 (2) Unidentified Spiders 2007 (1)
Unidentified Spiders 2007 (2) Unidentified Spiders 2007 (3) Unidentified Spiders 2006 (1)
Unidentified Spiders 2006 (2) Unidentified Spiders 2006 (3) Unidentified Spiders 2005 (1)
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Unidentified Spiders 2004 (2) Unidentified Spiders 2003 Unidentified Spiders 2002
Unidentified Spiders 2001 Spiders in Amber Closeups
 Argiopes/St. Andrew's Cross Black House Spider Brown Recluse Spiders
Crab Spiders Daddy Long Legs Fishing Spiders
Funnel Web (Aus) Garden Orb Weavers Golden Orb Weavers
Grass spiders/Funnel Weavers Hobo Spiders Huntsman Spiders
Jewelled Spiders Jumping Spiders Leaf Curling Spiders
Long Jawed Orb Weavers Lynx Spiders Marbled Orb Weavers
Mouse Spiders Mygalomorphs Nursery Web Spiders
Parson Spider Redback/Black Widow Solfugids/Camel Spiders
Southern House Spider Spined Micarathena Spitting Spider
Steadota Tailless Whip Scorpions Tarantulas
Trapdoor Spiders Venusta Orchard Spiders Wandering Spiders
Wolf Spiders Woodlouse Hunters Yellow & Broad faced Sac Spiders

UNIDENTIFIED SPIDERS 2004 (2)

Reply: This is a camel spider or solfugid. They are common in the drier areas.

25 December, 2004:
hi
i use vue print to open attch. i found this spider dead on the floor what is it .i hope you can open the attch. i live in Las Vegas can you help me??
thank you

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Reply: I found a little info on the spider I was asking about (below) in case you would like to replay it. Here is a link which shows more pictures of it: http://bugguide.net/node/view/2006 It's a Jumping Spider.
21 December, 2004:
Aloha from Hawaii.... I just was wondering if you guys had any clue on the spider I just found. I was cleaning some grapes for my son when I saw a white sack. I kind of knew that it was a spider so i put it in a container and when I moved it around it poped out. It may be a spider from the mainland but I never seen one in Hawaii. Well if you can please let me know . thank you, Piilani P.S. it has some orange spots on its back and on its legs.

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6 December, 2004:
Hallo!
I Happened across this one in Liberia and I thought it looked a bit scary! Could you tell me what this is?
Michael Waara
Sweden

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28 November, 2004:
Found Nov 28 2004 at Conway Sc body about 1 and 1/4 inch long 1/2 in wide legs about 2 in long. any idea what type spider this is?

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26 November, 2004:
Hi Glen,
Is there any way you could help me and try to identify this spider? It is just the hugest spider I have ever seen! I live in Rock Hill, South Carolina. I have been living here for 12 years and the largest spider I have seen has been the Wolf Spider. I have never seen this spider before, and I hope I never do! This guy doesn't look anything like a wolf spider. If anything, he looks like a tarantula! Yuck! I was in awe of how huge his lower body is. I opened up my back door last night to put out the cat food, and there he was sitting next to my cat. I think even my cat was impressed with the spiders size. It was night time, and I leave the back light on, so I frequently see spiders hanging around trying to catch the bugs that are attracted to the porch light. To give you an idea of the spider's size, I'd say he would have taken up most of my palm, and his lower region had to have been close to an inch. Thanks for your help, Sheri

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23 November, 2004:
I found this not so little guy in the
ground while digging a ditch. I live in North Carolina. It looks like some type of a funnel web??? I would love to know what species it is.

Sincerely,
David DeKort

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Reply: That is a species of Micrathena, possibly Micrathena gracilis. It is not dangerous. Nathan Hepworth

5 November, 2004:
Hi: My name is Victor Carpizo, I photographed this weird specimen near Mexico City and I would like to know if it´s dangerous. Best Regards,

Victor Carpizo

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Reply: That is an orbweaver, possibly a species of  Araneus or Zygiella. It's not dangerous. Nathan Hepworth

1 November, 2004:
I saw this spider at a local gas station, approx. 50-75 feet from the Fox River in Northern Illinois, coming out of a garbage can...It is (was, sorry) approx. 1"-1.5" in diameter. I am just curious as I have never seen anything like this before. So if you can, pleas ID it for me!!? Thanks!!!
James Watrach
Internet Sales Manager
JimW@EFabPCB.com

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1 November, 2004:
Hello..  My wife and myself just got stationed here in Kodiak, AK and were having a bit of trouble finding out what kind of spider this is.. We see it on our kitchen floor and hallway (both tiled) often. I keep flushing them because I don't know if they are dangerous or not. We've seen anywhere from 10-15 of them. I just keep flushing and a new one shows up the next night.. standing there in the middle of the kitchen floor like it's his kitchen. :) Anyway, if they are harmless I will stop flushing but I just didn't want harmful spiders moving from my kitchen up to my bedroom.  Here's the picture of him, sitting on a paper towel.

Reply: Can't name the species, but it's a wolfspider. It isn't  dangerous. Nathan Hepworth

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Reply: BE CAREFUL! That strongly resembles an older juvenile black
widow! It could have come in with the boat from California. If you still  have the spider, or can recall from memory--did it/ does it have a red  hourglass on its underside? If so, you have a black widow. Nathan Hepworth

28 October, 2004:
HI was hoping you could help identify this spider that was found in our shop in Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada. We had just finshed washing a boat purchased in Sacramento California and had left it in the shop for the night. The next morning we discovered this guy, we didn't recognize it as a local, Thanks

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Reply: That looks to be a male Tegenaria, a type of funnel weaver. I  don't know the species, but you'll want to be careful with it as you could  have the DANGEROUS hobo spider in your area, which is a species of  Tegenaria. The hobo spider has relatives that are not dangerous to people, but at least one species of those live in along side hobo spiders, and are  difficult to tell apart. So take no chances with an unidentified Tegenaria min the pacific Northwest!!! This site has a map of the hobo spider's range ( link to map is on the brown recluse page), as well as pictures and info: www.hobospider.org  Nathan Hepworth

 27 October, 2004:
HI.i have a question about spiders and i have 2 pictures of this spider (same spider different lighting) that i found in my washroom (surprisingly!) and it was pretty big...i mean not that big than the pictures u guys have on ur site buy bigger than ur
 normal everyday spider u usually spot around the house.. it was terrifying!  well I reside in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada to give u some detail where it's located...and it was dark brown and at lest 4 inches.. hopefully that'll be some help..... anyway I  would like to know what kind of spider this is, if it is dangerous, and where it originally came from...okay enjoy.... hehehe.. thanks......
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27 October, 2004:
Hi Glen,
This Spider was found floating in a pool in Calabasas California. I pulled up the articles below from a Website on Spiders... The photo  looks similar to the one in the article.
What kind of Spider is it? The one in my Photo is a little the worse for wear. Derek Gardner.

Reply: This is another of the same sort of myglamorph as below, and by the long pedipalps with the hook on them, a male too.

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25 October, 2004:
Hi Glen, can you tell me what type of spider this is. I have not seen this fellow before, it came out from under the fridge.
Thanks & Regards,
Bob Pearce
Queensland

Reply: It looks like a wolf spider.

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25 October, 2004:
I live in Nashville TN and have recently found 3 of these spiders in my house. I believe it is in the Mygalomorphae sub-order. I have found them just walking across the floor. I haven’t seen any webs or anything. Any ideas or if you think they are harmful. Thanks, Kinley Winchester
Reply: This is some sort of myglamorph as well. Could be harmful so be careful.

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25 October, 2004:
My daughter found this dead at the bottom of a swimming pool in San Diego California on October 23, 2004. Looks a lot like the one found In Baldwin Park on Oct 20, 2004.
Mike McNalley

Reply: This is some sort of myglamorph and by the long pedipalps with the hook on them, a male.


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Reply: That is Araneus trifolium, the shamrock spider. Nathan Hepworth

24 October, 2004:
My daughter found this spider in our driveway last Sunday. We have never seen anything like this before. What is it?  Julie

Reply: It looks like some sort of orb weaver, very unusual colouring!! Click for a larger view.

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Reply: This could also be Kukulcania hibernalis , the southern house spider. It was formerly classified as Filistata hibernalis. Nathan Hepworth

21 October, 2004:  
We found this spider in our lab. We are in Safford Arizona. The units show underneath the spider is centimeters. Could you help us identify it?

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Reply: This is some sort of myglamorph and by the long pedipalps with the hook on them, a male.

21 October, 2004:  
Hey, a I'm a student at the Art Institute of Los Angeles, and a couple of staff members that work on campus came across a very interesting breed of a spider. No one here can claim to have ever seen it before and when we researched online, we couldn't identify it with any of the photos or descriptions that were offered. The name of the files attached are what we called the spider, we found it amusing to name it after the real 'owner' who found it, Dario. He said to have come across it in Baldwin Hills which in California, floating dead in his pool. This happened today, October 20, around this afternoon. We hope to find out what exactly this type of spider is or if we indeed are so lucky to have found an entirely new breed. (Fingers crossed) You may contact Nanne at nsnow@edmc.edu - you might want to get a hold of her first, she's the staff member or even myself, at this address, the name's Vanessa. Thanks for your time, hope we're not wasting it, please give us an email back!

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Reply: Don't know the species, but it's a huntsman spider, ( Sparassidae ). It resembles the genus Heteropoda, and is probably about as  venomous--having a painful, but not dangerous bite. Nathan Hepworth

19 October, 2004:  
Hi, I am Daniel from Austria and I encountered this spider in a wooden shelter in the rainforests of Borneo (Kelabit Highlands, area of Bario) in Aug. 2004. Its body lenght excluding the legs was about 5-6 cm (2 inches or more) as far as I can remember. It seemed to be rather common and according to an indigenous hunter I was travelling with moderately poisonous. Can you help me identifying it? Thanks a lot and greetings to Australia, Daniel Hausknost.

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18 October, 2004:  
This little guy was under a foot stool in my backyard this morning. am i correct that it may be a brown widow spider? i would really appreciate you identifying it for me, thanks, sharon
Reply: Looks like it could be a brown widow.

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Reply: I would say this is a male+female pair of Kukulcania  Hibernalis, the southern house spider. The female is the larger, dark  colored one. Nathan Hepworth

16 October, 2004:  
Glen - I live in Las Vegas, NV, USA. There are several of these in my garage - they're up to 2" in diameter, dark brown on black, hairy, kind of shy and very fragile. I think they have four large eyes. They seem to be nocturnal, as they hide a few minutes after I turn on my garage light or open the garage door. I have had them come in my house (seems more common now in the fall) - one crawled up the back of my couch and over my arm - scared the bejeezus out of me. In one of the pics you see another kind of spider - not sure what it is…some kind of funnel spider? Light brown/caramel colored…lots of those too. Not sure if the big dark one was trying to prey on it. Anyway, a little stress and these things curl up and die - I chased the one in the picture around with the Bic pen to get it to pose for a picture, and two days later it was dead, never leaving this corner. They like dark corners and are usually *near* irregular webs, but I never see them in one - in one of the pics it seems to be tangled up in some webbing. What are they? Thanks,  Brian

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Reply: That looks like Phidippus apacheanus, a species of jumping  spider.  Nathan Hepworth

15 October, 2004:  
Hi I found this spider in my yard. I have never seen anything like it  before. Is it some sort of jumping spider, looking on your webpage, the  jumping spider is the only one that resembles it. Thanks
arvinielsen@hotmail.com

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14 October, 2004:  
Brown Recluse from Rogers, Arkansas
I found this one in one of my kids toys. In fact the same toy car that I found the Black Widow in which you posted a few months ago. Goes to show that if you keep toys outside it might be good to shake it a bit before letting the kids play.

Craig Richardson
Rogers Arkansas

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14 October, 2004:  
My name is Irish Jordan. I found this spider in my back yard.. thought I would send you a pic..  I think it is a black widow..
Thanks.

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Reply:  It looks like a Dolomedes scriptus, a species of fishing spider. Check these photos for confirmation: http://www.giffbeaton.com/spiders.htm
http://research.amnh.org/entomology/blackrock2/pictures/spider_images/galleries/
pisauridae/dolomedes_scriptus.htm

Nathan Hepworth

13 October, 2004:  
HI was wondering if you could identify a spider for me? I live in Raleigh NC and the was this Huge spider about 4" long ran across the floor in the house where I live. I trapped it with a ice tea pitcher and took this photo. I then took him to the end of the driveway and released him. I have been looking all over the net and still can not fine this spider. He looked like a skinny version of a Tarantula. Thanks Rodney. I have enclosed a pic.

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13 October, 2004:  
Hi I have an unidentified spider on my hands! I think that it is a fishing spider but am unsure of the species (after surfing the net for 3 hours!!!) If you or anyone out there could help identify it, that would be wonderful
;-) Please go ahead and post it on the site.
TIA, Dawn

Click for a larger picture.

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11 October, 2004:  
Hi there, I wonder if you can help. Whilst on a recent holiday to Sarawak Borneo we came across a lot of these spiders. They varied in size from approximately 1 inch to 2inches.  I have tried to look it up in various guide books but not yet identified it, the nearest I get is a Black widow, But this has whitish stripes as you can see. I thank you in anticipation for any help give. Kind Regards, Steve. P.S. please us photo freely.

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Reply: That is a wolf spider. I don't know the species, but  try searching Hogna carolinensis - Nathan Hepworth

10 October, 2004:  
Hi, I have seen about 10 of these spiders in the garage and now this one in my house. I live in Farwell Michigan, but just got home from Sturgis, South Dakota. I have never seen one around home like this before, could we have brought it home in the Motor home? I caught it in a jar and took these pictures. He is the size of a half dollar at least. Thanks
Karen

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10 October, 2004:  
Hello, I've been looking around your site to see if I could find something that looks like my captive. By the way, you have a wonderful site which I am very much enjoying. I caught this spider on Monday, October 4, 2004. Here's what I've observed about her type prior to her capture: I've seen many spiders form envelopes in the corners of the ceiling and moult. They move on to moult and molt again, approximately 4 to 6 times. I kill most that I see before they ever reach maturity but occasionally there is one I miss and it turns out to be a mature Black Widow, so I'm tending to think that's what she is, thought I haven't been able to locate any information about the life cycle of Black Widows or what an immature one in my area would look like, the eastern side of Washington State. I'm keeping her to see how she develops but would like to know any information about her that you can give me. I've affectionately named her Bella.
Thanks, C.L. Swiftot

Reply: You were right, that is an immature widow spider. I'm  not sure on the exact species though...It resembles the brown widow immature, which isn't supposed to be in your area, last I knew. Have a look at the "Common Spiders USA" page on the bar on the left hand side at the top of this page. Or it could be a widow that hasn't developed its black  coloration yet. Have a look at this page also -  Nathan Hepworth

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9 October, 2004:  
Great site, I have enjoyed going through all the pages.  I found both of these in my house, on the ground or under some furniture.  The black one was about penny-sized, and acted  pretty lethargic in the box but when I let him go outside he moved  faster than any spider I've seen before (extremely quick, jerky movements).  Funny thing is, I never noticed any colour other than black until I took a flash picture of his underside, as you can see  there appears to be a couple of red markings.   The brown spider was a bit larger, and didn't act as  aggressive when released.  I hope none of these are dangerous, since I let them go and I would prefer they not return.  Thanks a lot for your help,  Ben Sebastian

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Reply: I would say it's a Sparassidae huntsman spider. It  looks similar to Heteropoda venatoria, a North American huntsman spider.  Here is a picture of the male H.venatoria for comparison: http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/urban/spiders/giant_crab_spider01.htm  - Nathan Hepworth
8 October, 2004:
Hi everybody, what a great site.
I posted a pic of a quite large one i found in Bangkok, Thailand. If anybody knows what's it's name, i'd be very thankful. I believe it's crab or a hunting spider but i may be totally wrong. It still looks nice ....Size from left to
right about 10 cm.
greetings from berlin,
sebastian

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8 October, 2004:
hello again,
your site is still my favourite. love what you have done since I was here last. I have a question, I found a small spider in my laundry room on the wall. he is the size of a dime not counting his six legs, can you help? thank

Reply: The one  is a Parson Spider. It can be identified on this web site

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6 October, 2004:
Would love to know what this is. I did not see anything else like it on the website. Thanks.

Reply:  It looks like a Banana Orb Weaver, also known as the Golden Silk Spider. As far as I know their bites aren't a threat, just painful. Of course, an unexpected reaction could occur so don't go poking them to get bitten.

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6 October, 2004:
 Hi , I found this spider at the store where I work. He was shopping for shoes I think. He is about the size of a nickel and nobody liked him except me. I do not know if he is dangerous but I was careful when I snapped his picture. I dare say he even posed. I'm sorry to say the little guy wasn't a very good swimmer but he waved goodbye as he was circling the toilet bowl.

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Reply: It's a wolf spider of some sort. My best guess would be  what is listed as "Alopecosa inquilina? " on this website - http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/Spiders/Lycosidae/wolfspiders.htm - Nathan Hepworth.

6 October, 2004:

Hey I live in Oklahoma, and just found this spider in my garage. Now I am not positive it is native here, because I run a record label and I just got a box of cds from the manufacturing plant out in the east coast. The boxes came UPS so, theoretically, the spider could have come from ANYWHERE and just hitched a ride with the UPS guy. Here are two good pics of the spider. Lemme know if you know anything on it. Thanks jeremy

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Reply: That is a sac spider, probably the native yellow sac spider,  Cheiracanthium inclusum. The bite IS considered medically significant. Go to  www.hobospider.org for more information on these - Nathan Hepworth
 October, 2004:
 I'm thinking this an immature specimen - it's almost translucent with the exception of the
abdomen. This is the 4th one I've caught within the past week. Must've been a recent "sac hatch." I'll be laying in my bed and I'll see one of the little suckers out of the corner of my eye. Couldn't find a photo of this on the site to cross-reference. Is it a Brown Recluse? Eyes are too small to tell if there's only 6. I live in Boston, so a Recluse living up here isn't likely, right?

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reply: That looks like a trapdoor spider of some  kind. They aren't generally dangerous, but the bite will be more severe than  your average garden spider - Nathan Hepworth

5 October, 2004:
I am from South Texas and I found this aggressive spider in my babies nursery crawling across the floor, When we caught this spider and put it in an insect cage it would attack anything and everything. if anyone could help me identify it we sure would relief for our family, Thank you,
Brystolschultz34@aol.com

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4 October, 2004:
Attached are three pictures of a spider I found in my bathroom. The third picture is blurry, but includes a dime to show the size. Any help in identifying this spider would be helpful.

Thanks,
Rob Provost

Reply: That looks like it could be Dysdera crocata,  the woodlouse hunter too. Check out these links: Click here or here.
 

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3 October, 2004:
I found this guy behind my curtain right under my window sill. I live in the third floor of an apartment complex in Louisville KY. What is this thing?? Is it dangerous??

Reply: This one looks like a funnel weaver spider (Agelenopis species) which is a relative of the hobo spider.

Click here for  picture to compare.


 

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Reply: That is a mygalomorph, but not a tarantula. It could  be a trapdoor spider. While it's wouldn't be considered dangerous, you'd do well to avoid getting bitten. Trapdoor spider bites, from some species at  least, can be very painful. If you plan to keep it, provide it with a deep  bedding of moist, but not swampy dirt or peatmoss and keep it at or slightly
above room temp . The brownish red spots on its under side are its book  lungs.
Nathan Hepworth

1 October, 2004:
I know you don't identify spiders but maybe someone checking out you website can help me. I have looked everywhere trying to identify this spider its a ground spider
found under a piece of scrap siding no web. Its a little larger than a Quarter, but my husband said he killed one 4 times it size the day before. I live in Fayetteville NC, USA here are 4 views its black no hair has white on its back and a brownish red spot on each side of it. Thanks for any help. Stefanie
Reply: It is a mygalmorph of some sort?

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Reply: That looks like a wolf spider I am keeping now. I'm not totally sure
of its identity, but it bears a resemblance to Arctosa cinerea. In any case  it is not dangerous. Nathan Hepworth

1 October, 2004:
Hey, I found this spider in my house in San Jose, California and I was hoping you could identify it for me, and tell me whether it is
dangerous or not.
 

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Reply: That looks like it could be Dysdera crocata,  the woodlouse hunter. Check out these links: Click here or here. Nathan Hepworth

1 October, 2004:
We found this spider at our work on Martha's Vineyard Island,  Massachusetts. Please help us identify it! Thanks. Kelley Debettencourt

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Reply: Glen, his spider sure looks the same, i contacted akin by email & sent him the sight I sent you on the Carolina wolf spider, he said they look identical.... here are 3 pictures of my Carolina wolf spider.
thanks so much for the reply..... Martel Burrows

30 September, 2004:
Hi, I found this spider next to my office door couple of days ago. My office is in the deserts of Kazakhstan... It does not produce any web, or I'm yet to see any. Is it dangerious? Any poison? I hope you can help me out with this one. Regards,
A. AKIN KÖKSAL, SGI QC Manager, Senimdi Kurylys LLP, Tengiz/Kazakhstan
E-Mail : akoksal@senimdi.com
Click for larger photos.

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Reply: I'm not completly sure, but it looks like a male trapdoor spider.  Can you get a closer picture, especially of the front end of the spider? Nathan Hepworth

28 September, 2004:
This spider visited me two nights in a row even after I had let him outside  the first night. Can you help me identify him? I have decided to keep him. I  house 2 tarantulas too. Thanks in advance! Jennifer
Clackamas, OR

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Reply: Same as below--a species of Tetragnatha. Nathan Hepworth

27 September, 2004:
Can you identify this spider that we have on our pier? There are about 3 or 4 of them on the pier. Thanks Linda

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Reply: That looks like a long-jawed orbweaver, so it's probably  a species of Tetragnatha. Try running a search on those names. Nathan Hepworth

27 September, 2004:
hi, I've look through your page, the website contains lots of information bout spiders, i was wondering can you please help me out? i looked at trillions pic of spiders before. and still I couldn't find the species of them (attached).. please? I'm doing this for my school project, the spiders were found beside the man made koi fish pond its quite small. i read through the books in our library and even I've search from the internet. but still i cant find
can u mail me back as soon? thanks.  thanks in return, i appreciate your help a lot. thanks
regards,  chris

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Reply: That is a brown widow ( Latrodectus geometricus ). It IS  venomous, so BE CAREFUL!! Check link for confirmation:
http://www.floridanature.org/species.asp?
species=Latrodectus_geometricus
Nathan Hepworth

25 September, 2004:
Here is a photo taken on the evening of September 24, 2004 (with  flash) of a "black widow" type spider while resting in her web at  night. Any idea what type she is? She's never out in the day, and is  always in the same spot.

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Reply: The spider on the left I believe is Scytodes thoracica, a  type of spitting spider. They actually catch their prey by spraying them  down with a sticky glue! I don't know what the spider on the right is. Nathan Hepworth

25 September, 2004:
Hi,  Can you identify this spider and it’s baby? Thanks, I like your site!!

 

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Reply: That looks like the daring jumping spider, Phidippus audax. Nathan Hepworth

25 September, 2004:
We live in Atlanta, Georgia and are wondering if you can identify this spider for us. Thanks for your help. Rod and Wendy

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Another Reply: BE CAREFUL! That could be a hobo spider!  Could you get a closer picture of your "black widows" please? I think they  may be another spider, not a widow. Be careful in the meantime though. Nathan Hepworth
25 September, 2004:
Hi found this spider outside my back door. It had a nest behind some of my kids' 'outside' toys. He's fast. We put it in a jar with some black widows and some others, about 14 spiders in all, and let them duke it out. This big guy won after a couple of days. He jumps at the glass where your hand is, when you pick up the jar. Could you please tell me what you think it is AND if it is dangerous? I have killed two in my house, just like this one, as well. Should I get my house fumigated or just MOVE?! I am very phobic of spiders and I have three little children, please help! I live in Puyallup, WA, USA.

Reply: Please be careful with this one, it could be a hobo spider. Check out www.hobo.org
 

 

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24 September, 2004:
Hey! We love your website. I've used it to look up a couple of spiders in our area, but we came across one that I haven't seen the likes of online yet. Not sure if it's a Fishing Spider or what.. but it was HUGE! at least the size of my palm with thick legs and a furry backside. You can sort of see the markings on it's forward body in this photo, most notable - a dark black dot right in the middle. It was a big surprise on our walk today! Very exciting! Thought you might like to add it to your collection. We're in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Jen

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24 September, 2004:
Hello. This very large specimen (shown on a tarragon plant) is from Ottawa Ontario. The
photographer contacted us for ID -unfortunately, my specialty is birds (you know, the nasty spider predators!). Would you be able to help? Thank you,
Pierre Mineau, PhD.
Research Scientist & Head, Pesticide Section
National Wildlife Research Centre of the Canadian Wildlife Service
& Adjunct Research Professor,
Department of Biology, Carleton University
 

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Reply: Looks like some sort of orb weaver.

24 September, 2004:
Dear Glen,
Hello again, could you help identify this spider? My wife found it while looking for milk weed to feed our Monarch butterfly
collection. By the way my kids love your website!


 

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23 September, 2004:
Hi, I was browsing through your site and found a picture of a spider from Sept. 13 2003 that looks exactly like the one we have outside on our balcony. There was no reply to it and was wondering if anyone had figured it out. I live in NJ and it has stuck around through some nasty thunder storms. At one point there were 3 of them, all different webs, on the balcony, I was totally freaked out! Our neighbour has one that built a huge web and we live in a brick building with aluminum railings. I was watching the this guy secure his web and was very fast. Kinda fuzzy, light and dark brown colouring, stripes on his legs. Like I said before, looks exactly like the Sept. 13, 2003 pic. I've attached it.... any idea?
Ivy Jean

Reply: This looks like some sort of orb weaver.

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Reply: This either a goldenrod spider ( Misumenops vatia ) or another "flower spider", of either Misumenops or Misumena. It is not considered harmful to humans. Nathan Hepworth

22 September, 2004:
This spider is in my avocado tree. I live in the Rancho Bernardo area of San Diego county California. Is it a Goldenrod crab spider or some other type of Orb weaver? Is it poisonous or harmful to humans? Thanks, Jeff, 09-22-2004

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Reply: That is the beautiful silver Argiope, species  Argiope argentata. Despite its size, it is not harmful, is actually shy when
confronted by humans, and, allergies aside, has only a mild bite.
Nathan Hepworth

22 September, 2004:
Hi: I have this spider living in my bougainvillea.  Do you know what kind of spider it is??  I am assuming it is poisonous. Thanks, Amanda Gable, AlisoViejo, CA

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Reply: That is a harmless Araneus orbweaver. Nathan Hepworth

21 September, 2004: Hi,
I took a couple of photos of this spider outside of my window in the bathroom, and was wondering what kind of spider is it?  Thanks,
Chris Chang
Industrial Designer, Farm, 12 Silver Lake Road, Hollis, NH 03049

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Reply: John-- The one on the left looks like a Zygiella orbweaver, in which case it would be harmless. The one on the right looks like either a Cryphoeca or Cicurina funnelweaver, harmless again. If you can, see if you  can find the webs these spiders make. If these IDs are correct, the one on  the left should spin the classic pinwheel-shaped web off of the ground, and  the one on the right should make a mostly flat web with a funnel in leaf
litter and under stones, as their names indicate.
Nathan Hepworth

20 September, 2004:
I would like to know if you could identify these two spiders; my 6 yr old son is always catching them around the outside of our house. The smaller one seems to be a little more aggressive than the other. We live in Aviano, Italy, Thank you, John

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19 September, 2004:
Hi, We really like your website and have had a great time looking at the pictures. We tough you would like to se an Iclandic spider. The Icelandic spiders are wery small, this is the largest one. It is kalled "cross-spider" in Icelandic, I dont know the English word for it. The mesurements on the picture is in cm not inches so the spider is smaller than one inch, not very big at all. thank you for a great website. by by
Svana Rós 7 years old and Hilmar 6 years old.
Reykjavík

Iceland

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Reply: Yes it is. Nathan Hepworth

19 September, 2004:
Glen, is this a Green Lynx spider?
csmorgan12@charter.net




 

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Reply: I really don't think it's dangerous. I would judge it  to be Araneus diadematus, the cross or common European garden spider ( introduced here ). There is a dangerous spider that resembles the spider in  your picture, the brown widow. but they are an introduced tropical spider  found only in the warm southern states so far as I know, and they do not sport the white cross marking on the top of the abdomen as yours appears to. Widows do not build wheel-shaped webs either. I'm 95+% sure it's the cross spider, but mentioned the other just to be safe. The sure way to tell is of  course the hourglass on the underside, which indicates the widow spider. If you still have the spider, I'd check it, if not, don't worry, the chance of  a brown widow being that far north are very slim. Nathan Hepworth
17 September, 2004:
Found this outside our house - web from azalea bush to wood house shingles. He was tucked up under one of the shingles. Web was orb shaped but messy looking. Wondering if it is dangerous. Anyone able to help?
Nikki King, Massillon, OH
 

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Reply: Hobo spiders cannot be ACCURATELY identified from appearance alone, they so closely resemble other funnel weavers. However, taking your  location, and the pictures of confirmed hobos I've seen, I'd say there is a  very good chance that it IS the hobo. Be careful! This site has some photos: www.hobospider.org Nathan Hepworth
17 September, 2004:
Hi Glen!
Great Site. I found this spider in my basement, just wondering what it is. I live in the Interior British Columbia. I have a really bad feeling that it is a Hobo spider. Feel free to use the picture on your website!
dillman_l@hotmail.com

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17 September, 2004:
G'day! I found your website thismorning - well done, it's fascinating. I am a nightwalk guide in the Daintree Rainforest, Far North Queensland. I took this photo last night of a Brush-footed Funnelweb in the entrance to its burrow. This is one of three or four that we usually see and it is remarkable how fast they are growing.  I hope you may find it interesting.  On our nightwalk we usually find lots of huntsman spiders, lately some slender sac spiders, Golden Orb weavers (a different variety up here than in Brizzy), and occasionally even cool Net-casting spiders.
Take it easy,
Murray.

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17 September, 2004:
Hello, This spider was found in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. It accidentally wandered into our warehouse and was captured. When I recieved the spider it was already dead. Excellent specimen though. Thought you would like to use this photo.
Thanks,
Mike

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17 September, 2004:
I live in Phoenix Arizona and I found this spider behind a cabinet at  work. It is the size of a half dollar with legs. We are unsure of what species it is. Can you help?
Thanks,
Levi

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Another Reply: Hi! The spider from 16 September fotographed by Edward Cochran looks to me like a Tegenaria spec., too. But I wouln't go so far to say that it's a hobo (Tegenaria agrestis). There are about 5 Tegenaria-species looking nearly the same (we have them all here around in Germany...). You can't identify them just by a picture (but I see that it is also written in the pdf-file ;). So I would be careful, too! Felix

Reply: This is a reply to Edward Cochran who submitted a note on September 16, 2004. I had the same spider in my basement. I too, live in British Columbia. I sent my spider to Orkin in Burnaby and they identified him as a Hobo spider, and he's exactly the same as your spider. Apparently, their bites can be very harmful, so be careful with that one. Good Luck!!
NOTE: Click here for a detailed pdf file on how to tell if it's a hobo spider or not.
16 September, 2004:
Hello, I just found your page, and it is great. I found this little fellow in  my basement, and was wondering if you might know what type it is. I live  in northern British Columbia Canada. The body of the spider is about 3/4  inch long, It is about 2 1/2 inches across the legs. Any info you may  have would be great. Thank you in advance.
Regards
Edward Cochran

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16 September, 2004:
I found this spider in Lunenberg Nova Scotia. It was on an old wooden cross in an old cemetery. It was about the size of a quarter. I have been searching the web for a similar spider but have yet to find one. Any information? from smclark@eastlink.ca

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Reply: That is a spined Micrathena, species Micrathena  gracilis. A harmless oddity. Nathan Hepworth

15 September, 2004:
I live in Ohio.. Could you tell me what kind of spider this is?? thanks, Ami Todd

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Reply:  By all appearances, I would say those are Achaearanea  tepidariorum, the American house spider. They prey on widows, so that may be  why you found them near the black widow. Nathan Hepworth
15 September, 2004:
I have an infestation of what I thought were black widows. Found 1 all black with the red hour glass a few years ago. One like these were in the same web with t