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This spider was on
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May, 2005:
this in the garage.
my mom was doing laundry and saw it. its about the size of my palm.
hes pretty fast. no idea what spider it is or if its harmful.
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a female wolf spider with an egg sac.
30
May, 2005:
This spider was
found walking across my livingroom floor. I live in Ohio, and I
don't know what kind of spider this is. Can you help?
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30 May, 2005:
Greetings! Found
this spider at the bottom of my pool, and would like to know what it
is. i searched the pictures but couldn't quite find a match. Thanx
for your help!
Mary
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30 May, 2005:
Hi! Love your website! I found this spider on a trash
can in Gainesville Florida. It looks like a
lynx spider to me, but I was wondering about the odd shape of the
head and mouth. Thanks! Jo |
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30 May, 2005:
Hello, I live in Silverton Oregon, 40 mi south
of Portland, and I found a large spider under my dogs dog house this
afternoon. I have spent quite a bit of time on the internet this
afternoon trying to identify it but am still not sure. I is roughly
the size of a quarter and is brown in color. This is definitely the
biggest spider I have ever seen around my house. Any help would
be greatly appreciated! The Other spider in the jar was roughly
the size of a pencil eraser and was extremely quick and aggressive.
It also had 3 white spots on its back. We happened to find the two
spiders around the same time so they went into the same jar.
Unfortunately for the black spider the big one was hungry! It wasn't
too fair of a fight. Thank You,
Bob Knodel |
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Reply: Looks like
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Nursery web spider - Pisaurina mira
30 May, 2005:
Here’s one I found
by my garden hose…looks like the one my girls found yesterday.
Hopefully this picture is a bit clearer than the others. Mayra |
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Reply: Spideron
the left looks like it could be a Spitting Spider
(Scytodes
thoricica). Check out this page for more info.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/Spiders/Scytodidae/Scytodidae.htm
30 May, 2005:
HI live in Victoria, B.C. and saw these spiders at my
back door when I moved some camping gear. I was hoping you could
help me identify them. P.S.-Awesome job on your website! I
find it quite interesting an informative. I fear spiders, but enjoy
viewing pictures of them. Thank-you, Lisa.
Vancouver Island's Static Magazine
www.staticmagazine.ca
Publisher: Lisa Carstensen
Tel:(250) 391-8830 Fax: (250) 391-8840 |
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Reply: These
spiders have been captured by a mud wasp and entombed in the mud
nest as food for her babies. The wasp lays her egg on the paralysed
spider and when they emerge they feed off the spider. This is why
there are different varieties of spiders in there.
29 May, 2005:
Hello. I just found your site last night and today,
while cleaning my garage, I think I have something to send to you. I
will email you a few pictures; more if you ask (and I saved them in
a zip-lock bag). I pulled out my R/C car and on the plastic body
were two dirt-dobber shells (as I have come to learn from past
experience, there is one wasp per shell or dirt cocoon). One of the
shells had the front broken out, as expected. But, the other one had
not broken out. So, I pulled it from the plastic body to open it up
and check the status of the wasp that did not make it (did it
develop and not get out or not develop at all). I broke open the
front and out came this spider, and then another and another till
eleven came out (I had to break the rest of the shell to get them
out as you can see in the picture, the remnants). I found no wasp or
remnants of a wasp, only eleven spiders and most of them seem
different. They all look healthy but only four or five had vague
twitching going on (either some life to come or some life going
out). So, I have some questions if you can answer them: a) how did
these spiders get in there where there was no point to enter, b) why
are there so many different types, c) are they babies about to wake
up or adults about to die and d) are they dangerous? Thank you Sir,
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29 May, 2005:
We live on Long Island in NY. My daughters found this
spider crawling across our living room floor. It’s as big as the rim
of the glass I have it in! I’ve looked everywhere to try and find
out what kind it is…any idea?? Mayra Patchogue, NY |
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Reply: This looks like some sort of jumping spider.
29 May, 2005:
Hello. We found this spider in our kitchen
today while getting some dishes down for breakfast. This guy is not
the first one I've seen here. Hubby thought it might be a recluse,
but I don't think it is. It looks more like it could be a wolf
spider or something else like it. Any ideas what it might be or if
it's something to worry about? We live in Alabama. Thanks muchly in
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Reply: This is a camel spider.
Click here for some facts about them
29 May, 2005:
Dear sir, In the Arabian gulf in the desert we
have a strange spider we call it ( Bo Sabak) it's very fast and
deadly, I wish you have a look at the attachment I add to this
latter I wish to hear from you soon
Best regards
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Reply: Had quite few
queries about a black spider with white spots on its back and green
fangs, which I believe are this little fellow the daring jumping
spider - Phidippus audax. Quite harmless.
27 May, 2005:
Hello, I would like some if you could. We live
in Roseville California (Sacramento Area) and found a few of these
spiders around our house. See attached photo. What are they? How can
we keep them away? Any danger? Thank you, Dareth York |
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That appears to be a
juvenile brown
widow. Nathan Hepworth
27 May, 2005:
found this guy making a web in between my high
heels. Scared the poopy out of me. Can you help me figure out what
it is?
Thank you,
Kristina
Tampa, FL |
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That definitely IS a brown recluse. Nathan Hepworth
27 May, 2005:
Glenda:
Need to know what type of spider this is and where it is normally
found.
Thank-you!!!
Wendy |
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Reply: Looks like
a Dolomedes fishing
spider.
Nathan Hepworth
27 May, 2005:
I'm going to enclose a picture of the spider
in this email. I live in Annapolis, Maryland USA. It was about 2 1/2
- 3 inches in length (With leg span). It was mostly light brown with
a dark brown design on it's back, and red-ish stripes. If you could
get back to me that would be great.
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27 May, 2005:
This spider was found last spring in a
persimmon tree, he blended in so good with the bark that I had a
hard time finding him after I got the camera. What kind is it?
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Reply: This is part of the
solfugid family - also called sun spider, wind scorpion, wind
spider, camel spider. See below for a link
26 May, 2005:
Hi, I found this dead behind my dogs cage. I
am worried about what kind of spider it is. I have never seen it
before. I worry about my 2 dogs and my 10 month old. Can you help
me. I live in El Paso , Texas. Attached is a picture of it. Hope its
clear enough. Thanks Haylie |
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Reply: That is
Kukulcania
hibernalis, the southern house spider. It is harmless. Pics and Info
here &
here.
Nathan Hepworth
26 May, 2005:
This is the second one of these spiders I've found in
my house. The first was a little larger and I found it when I
was changing out the dishwasher. This one was found on my
livingroom wall. I live in Las Vegas, Nevada and want to make
sure it's not venemous. Thank you for your help! Krystal Riccio |
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Reply: That looks
like a spider from
Gnaphosidae, possibly Zelotes or Callilepsis species. It is not
dangerous. Nathan Hepworth
25 May, 2005:
Hi. I stumbled upon your web site while trying
to identify this spider. I was hoping someone could help me. I found
him in my bathroom sink. ( I live in Waxhaw NC - just south of
Charlotte) anyway this is the third such spider of his kind and I
fear a spider bite. ( we have five small children in our house)
Would you happen to know if he is poisonous? Thanks in advance for
your help
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Reply: Yes I agree it looks like a
wolf spider.
23 May,
2005:
I live in Phoenix, Arizona and I found this spider outside my
house. I think it is a wolf spider but i am not 100% sure. If you
could help me identify it that would be great.
Thanks. You can use these pictures on your site if you want. |
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22 May,
2005:
I found this about 2 cm small animal in a forest in Germany, any
idea what it is?
http://vs.aka-online.de/tempimg/Spinne.jpg
-Justin Click the link for a nice
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22 May,
2005: Not sure what this is hanging in the corner of
my roof overhang. II have been watching it for 3 days and have not
seen a spider attending to it. Just wondering if you knew what it
is? |
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Reply: That strongly resembles the
species Mastophora gasteracanthoides, the "cat-headed"
spider. However, that species is not in your country, but in Peru,
Argentina and Chile. I have done some research however, and you do
have other species of Mastophora which ARE in your country. Being
that M. gasteracanthoides is medically significant ( reportedly
causes necrotic sores ) I recommend that you treat your spider with
caution. Nathan Hepworth22 May,
2005:
Hi Glen, took pictures of this spider in Kwazulu Natal ,
South Africa and cannot
identify 100% . Please post on your website since i am keen to know.
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Reply: That is Pisaurina mira, the
nursery web
spider. Go
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here for pics & info: 20 May,
2005:
Hey, I'm Jacob and I'm from Trussville, AL.
(just outisde of Birmingham, AL). I found this spider on a brick
wall while I was doing some yard work and have no idea what kind of
spider it is. Any help would be appreciated! |
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Reply: That is a type of Callobius,
either C. severus or C. claustrarius. It is harmless. See these
sites:
http://pep.wsu.edu/pdf/PLS116_1.pdf
http://www.zfmk.de/for/lehre/dfor_lehre_huber_spiderkey/Amaurobiidae.html
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18 May,
2005:
Dear Glen,
We found this spider on a wood splitter in northern california(
humboldt county), inland 15 miles. We have looked through all our
books and north american field guides and we havent found anything
that it resembles. If you could email us back and let us know we
would appreciate it a lot.
Thank you,
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Reply: This is part of the
solfugid family - also called sun spider, wind scorpion, wind
spider, camel spider.
http://entowww.tamu.edu/extension/youth/bug/bug168.html
18 May, 2005:
Hi found this in my garage. i live in valley center (northern
san diego) and ive seen about 4 of them. it looks kinda like a small
camel spider. any idea what this is? |
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Reply: That is a species of
Tegenaria, a funnel weaver. I am not entirely sure of the
exact species, but it is definitely Tegenaria. British
Columbia is home to Tegenaria agrestis, the hobo spider, which may
cause some very unpleasant effects. Be careful and don't get
bitten. You may want to contact this arachnologist to find out
for sure if your spider is a hobo or not:
http://spiders.ucr.edu/hobospiderid.html
And see this website for more info on the hobo spider and what it
can do:
www.hobospider.org - Nathan
Hepworth |
18 May, 2005:
Hi there!
I live in Revelstoke BC, Canada. We just bought a new house, which
has an unfinished basement. Just tonight i found 8 spiders, within
an hour. I dont know what they are, or if they're harmful or what,
so could you please try to identify the spider that i did catch? The
picture isnt the greatest, but you can get a good idea. I caught the
spider and put him in a large baby food jar. Thanks Again!!!
Leah |
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Reply: This is part of the
solfugid family - also called sun spider, wind scorpion, wind
spider, camel spider.
17 May, 2005:
Hello,
My wife and I found this spider on our front porch and we were
wondering what kind of spider it is could you please help us? We
live in Surprise, Arizona if that helps?
Thank You,
Jon Whipple |
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16 May, 2005:
Could you tell me what this spider is? I found it in my backyard in houston,tx.
Thanks,Brandy |
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crab spider, possibly Philodromus praelustris. It's a harmless and
widespread North American species. Nathan Hepworth
15 May, 2005:
I live in Calgary Alberta Canada. I found this spider in my
house and I wanted to know if you think I should call someone
or if this is a common
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13 May, 2005:
Hi
I emailed you yesterday about a spider I have been having problems
with. I found a picture of it on your website. No one ever
replied as to what it would be so could you please post the
picture again? They are a REALLY big problem in my home and we
find them everywhere!
Carla
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Reply: That is probably
Badumna insignis. Don't get bitten by it. Here are some links:
http://www.austmus.gov.au/factsheets/black_spider.htm
http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/spiders/detail.aspx?id=2
Nathan Hepworth |
Here are some pictures: The first is of a baby sitting on
one half of the egg sac (a fly wing is also visible in this
picture). You can zoom in heaps - the detail is pretty good.
The other two are of the mother. Unfortunately, it doesn't
show her appearance in great detail. The black dots above her
are the babies. I will try to get some better pictures - especially
of the mother.
Cheers,
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13 May, 2005:
I live in Adelaide, South Australia and for the past few
months we’ve had a spider living in our bathroom corner above the
door. She’s about 2.5 - 3cm in length (including her legs) and is
black/very dark brown. Her legs are hairy, and her body is shiny.
The best comparison I’ve found on your website is the ‘black house
spider’. The picture you have is very similar to her appearance.
Her web radiates from the corner, and has a funnel like
entrance to her ‘den’ behind the door frame. She never wraps
her prey in silk (that we have seen). Whenever she catches a
fly (which we supply to her) she immediately kills them and eats
them, and throws the body parts out of the web the next day. Is this
because she is starving? How often should she begetting a fly? We
give her 2-3 a week, and the occasional small cockroach. Recently
(maybe a month ago) she had babies. There are about40 of them. They
are ant-sized, have not left the web, and have not made
‘milk-threads’to be carried off by the wind. Why aren’t the babies
leaving the web? She already has another egg sac, just outside
of the ‘den’ entrance, which I can best describe as a bulging disc
of silk. Please send me any information you can – especially how
often she needs food, and what (if anything) we can do for the
babies. Thank you for your time,
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Meta, n Tetragnathidae, harmless garden spider. Nathan
Hepworth 13 May, 2005:
This spider was spotted on a recent trip to Cape Town, South
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13 May, 2005:
Can you identify this spider for me. I am in Northeast
Wisconsin and have been having problems with them for over a
year. My son was bitten by one last year and had symptoms of a
Brown Recluse.
Carla |
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13 May, 2005:
hola Friend
please, it would know to say the species to me of this spider,
measures of 4cm.
Thanks
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13 May, 2005:
Hello, I looked on your site for a way to submit a picture
but didn't find anything, so I thought maybe the only way to make a
submission is via email. The image is attached. This spider was
found in a shipping box of electronic parts in Southern California
in a package that had just been received from Taiwan. I don't think
it is a local species of southern California, so it is mostly likely
Taiwanese. Other people I have asked have suggested it is some form
of Solifugae. Any help identifying it would be appreciated. Thanks.
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male garden orb weaver I've seen often on the border of the
female web. Cheers Oliver
6 May, 2005:Hello Glen, Apologies, I'll bet you get hundreds
of emails daily from people trying to identify spiders of
various species. What a fantastic website, very useful. I've used it
on a few occasions now. I live in the UK but over Christmas was
travelling Australia and found this little beauty sat on my tent
while in Coff's Harbour. Looks like a juvenile Huntsman but
it's joints point backwards not forwards......any ideas? Best
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Tegeneria sp. house spider, a harmless species. Nathan
1 May, 2005:
Hello. I put a wasp in a spider web to see what would
happen, and a huge spider came out and grabbed it. I think
it's a wolf spider. I might be wrong, but either way I thought
I'd share the picture! :-)
Thanks,
Andy
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possibly a species of Cyclocosmia. They are not considered
dangerous, but would have a painful bite. Nathan
1 May, 2005:
I found this in my garage can you tell me what type it is? I
live in Charlotte North Carolina I caught it and let it go in the
woods behind my house on the web site I saw where someone else had
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genus Dolomedes. Nathan
26 April, 2005:
Hello, I ordered a case of Australian wine from my local
liquor store and this little guy was in the box. I live in St. Paul,
MN Any idea what type of spider he is? He measures 1-3/4 inches
(body and legs-head to tail). Thanks!
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Reply: I'd be a bit concerned for
its health with those pair of tarantula's legs next to it!!.
Reply: That looks like a Heteropoda venatoria, a huntsman
spider. Nathan Hepworth
24 April, 2005:
Hello, My girlfriend and I captured this spider in our
local blockbuster video. We have looked online quite a bit and
cannot come to any conclusion as to what kind it is. Can you help
us? Here are a few pics as attachments. The body of the spider is
about 1 1/4 long with a legspan of almost 3 inches. Any
correspondence would be appreciated. Thank you and have a nice
day, Jerry and Amy |
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Reply: It's a tailless whipscorpion
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19 April, 2005:
Hi Glen i hope you can help with this, i live in the UK and
my Dad works out in Africa in Ghana in the jungle for a tree felling
company, he knows im terrified of spiders and sent me this photo he
took of one near his house !!
he wants to know what it is and when im coming to visit!!! never now
i've seen this thing. Apparently its the size of a dinner plate!
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Reply: Hi! My name is Lindsey and I was
looking on another website that I thought would be helpful to the
folks with the below question. This woman should be aware that all
arachnids are venomous- it's whether the fangs are strong and large
enough to penetrate human tissue: It is a trapdoor spider, species Myrmekiaphila fluviatilis. They're quite common in TN, usually found
most often in the fall when they search for females or get washed
out with heavy rains.
Brian Stewart
University of Tennessee
Agriculture Ext. Service
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18 April, 2005:
My husband was clearing away some dirt and grass that had
grown over a cement slab in the house we just rented. My 3 year old
son spotted it in the dirt he had thrown to the side. We think it is
a trapdoor spider but would like anyone's opinion. We live in
Philadelphia, Tennessee. Are these spiders poisonous? I have a 2 and
3 year old who play in the backyard where we found it. Thank You,
Joe and Danielle Courtney |
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Reply: It looks like cyclosa
conica.
18 April, 2005:
Hi! I've searched as many sites as I could find and cannot
identify this strange-looking spider. I live in Indiana (U.S.A.) and
found it on my porch a few days ago (Spring). Could someone please
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17 April, 2005:
Hello, please let me know what this is! It's in my closet
only about only a couple feet from my bed. We never move the clothes
at that end of the closet and we boarded up the window so no light
comes in also for a dark room.I's white about the size of a egg
glued to my panelling. it looks like cotton. I live in East
Texas,USA. Im very scared of spiders. We do get what i think is wolf
spiders and small black hairy spiders with white dote on thier back,
orb spiders, and a spider spiecies that I dont even know what it is
but we have a Pine Tree just outside our door and in the summer it
is filled with these spiders.They are about and inch and are dark
they have their web going every where at night and its hard to even
go outside at night and not come fac to face to one. Any info to
calm my nerves on any of them mainley the pics would be greatly
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Reply: That looks like a Philodromus
crab spider.
Compare your spider with the photos
here.
Nathan Hepworth
16 April, 2005:
I tried to search for this spider on the web but could not
find a match. I live in Southern California zip 92544. If you
have time, is it
possible to identify this spider for me. We found it in the house
and I have seen them before. I thought it was of the wolf
spider family but
not sure. Thanks in advance for your time.
Greg Overbeck
dog.house9@verizon.net
Hemet, California 92544 |
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Reply: That is an orb-weaving
spider, looks like it could be a species in Neoscona . Nathan.
14 April, 2005:
Hello Glenda,
I'm from Argentina, and I found this spider on an stick in my
garden. I don't know what's about. It has a small web with 1 or 2
threads, and it moves only at night.
Thank you,
Inés Carusillo
Venado Tuerto
Argentina
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Reply: The spider is indeed an adult
male mygalomorph. I do not know the exact species, but it definitely
belongs to the genus Myrmekiaphila (I do not know if they have a
common name, but they are a type of trapdoor spider). They are not
dangerous, as the entomologist stated, but can be fairly aggressive
when threatened. Bite can be more painful than a wasp sting. These
spiders are neat because they build a double trapdoor (i.e., in the
main burrow, there is a side-burrow with its own trapdoor, too)
13 April, 2005:
I am having trouble getting an ID on this spider. Can you
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genus Zygiella, a harmless garden spider. Nathan
10 April, 2005:
I found this little guy on my bed post and wandered if you
help me identify it and let me know if it dangerous or not. They
just started coming out about a week ago and I am finding 2-3 of
them a night in my apartment. They are getting kind of annoying. I
live in Iowa in the USA. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
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Reply: That is a wolf spider,
probably the species Hogna helluo. It is harmless. Nathan
8 April, 2005:
i found this spider while i was planting flowers one morning,
dont know what kind it is. i did not know how agressive it was so i
didnt want to get my finger to close,
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4 April, 2005:
Good day, My name is Ettienne and I live in the northern
parts of South Africa. I recently discovered this beautiful spider
in my garden by the distinct, huge yellow nest that caught my
attention. I did some research and found it is part of the Golden
Orb family. I just have trouble in pinning it down to which family
exactly. Please assist me by telling what this beauty’s name
is. The picture enclosed is almost the exact size of the spider and
she is quite big. You will also notice the smaller male in the
background, but unfortunately this little fellow met his doom. I
thank you kindly for your assistance.
Ettienne vd Merwe
Reply: Yes, it's some sort of golden
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Reply: The spider to the left is a black
widow, the long legged one to the right is a golden silk
spider, species Nephila clavipes. Nathan
3 April, 2005:
Can someone identify these spiders for me? The file named
creepy crawl is a photo taken in Seychelles in Indian Ocean
recently. The other file of the black one with red is taken in a
garage in Georgia U.S. What kind of spider is Amblypige ?
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sometimes appear overnight on lawns and meadows, especially in
autumn, are built by the funnel-web (not Australian funnel web) or
grass spider. Each sheet extends outward from a funnel-like
opening beneath which the spider lurks in waiting for grasshoppers
and other insects that may alight upon it. She constantly enlarges
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1 April, 2005:
Hello Glenda,
Thanks again for your wonderful spider website.I saw some webs this
morning on some heather in front of my house (attached picture). I
did not see the spiders that created them I believe it would be some
sort of meshweb spider, but certainly don't know. Do you know
what type of spider would weave such a web?
Thank you,
John Strebler
Huntersville, NC
jmstrebler@aol.com |
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Reply: That is a "false widow," a
species of Steatoda--probably Steatoda borealis or grossa.
Nathan
1 April, 2005:
hi, Glen, I found your website a while ago when we found our
first adult female black widow in the garage.....(typical black with
red hour glass) very large...then an other just a month ago on our
hottub lid, anyway, now this spring we seem to have these "nice"
shiny brown spiders coming into our house, this one had made a home
in the kids bathroom just under the cabinet...as I run a family
daycare out of my home , I am REALLY wanting to know if you can tell
me if it is a juvenile black widow or an adult male...or what it is?
the marking looks just like a black V with a circle at the point of
the V, body is very shiny dark brown/black and belly is a caramel
colour...could you help me out? thanks, Jen from Kelowna BC Canada |
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Reply: The second set look
like the bird dropping spider. First one some sort of orb weaver.
27 March, 2005:
To Whom It May Concern, I recently took some photos of a
spider, and I particularly want to indetify them because I
wish to upload them to the free enyclopedia, Wikipedia with a
correct identification. There are two spider photos sets attached
Thanks, and I think your website is brilliant. Sincerely,
Peter Firus (Click for larger views) |
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Reply: That is Kukulcania hibernalis,
the southern house spider. It is harmless.
See these sites for pics and more info:
http://www.floridanature.org/species.asp?species=Kukulcania_hibernalis
http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/urban/spiders/southern_house_spider.htm
- Nathan Hepworth.27 March, 2005:
I dont know if this is where i post my spider questions - but
here goes... i found this spider in my bathroom tonight - I live
in Orlando, FL. What is it - is it poisonous? Thanks so much
for your time! Jennifer |
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Reply: That is a species of Nephila,
a type of orbweaving spider. Despite its forbidding
appearance, its bite would not be dangerous. Somewhat painful,
but not dangerous. It IS beautiful though! - Nathan Hepworth.
12 March, 2005:
Can you pls tell me what this spider is? I live in Edenvale,
South Africa and found it on our garden wall. Is it dangerous?
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Reply: This picture has been posted
before, on this page:
http://www.spiderzrule.com/spiderphotos04.htm
And there is an ID , in red text, above the image. The spider
is Cheiracanthium inclusum, the yellow sac spider. Go to this
website for more info:
www.hobospider.org. A yahoo search on the scientific name should
give you some more pics and/or info.
- Nathan Hepworth. |
4 March, 2005:
Hi, my name is Sonia. I have attached a photo of the spider
that keep showing up in my basement. I'm just wondering if you can
tell me what kind they are and if they are dangerous. I'm concerned,
because I have a 1 1/2 year old daughter that had spotted the last
one and tried to pick it up. I searched up and down your website and
couldn't find anything that looked like this. It has a reddish clear
body.
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Reply: That looks like a Steatoda
triangulosa, which is not dangerous. A bite may produce mild
symptoms, but nothing really serious. I'm not sure about
S.triangulosa, but at least one other Steatoda species is known to
FEED on black widows, so it isn't a bad spider to have around... -
Nathan Hepworth. |
2 March, 2005:
I ran into three of these guys in a closet inside my house in
Northern California. There's no reason to believe they are particularly venomous, but could you ID it for me?
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Reply: This one looks a bit like
Dysdera crocata- the woodlouse hunter, pictured below.
20 February, 2005:
This spider was in my house in Elgin Il. Can you help me to
identify it's name and type? It was very aggressive if you touched
it or put anything in front of it. It put it's fangs in a tissue and
would not let go. Is it possible that it was just defending itself,
because it lost two rear legs when my girlfriend picked it up? The
body was very hard and the back was soft. I have touched many
spiders and none have ever been so defensive or combative for that
matter. thanks, mike |
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Reply: That looks like a Kukulcania
hibernalis ( formerly called Filistata hibernalis ), also
known as the Southern house spider. It is not dangerous. - Nathan
Hepworth.
18 February, 2005:
I live in southern California and I found this spider in my
kitchen. It was very lethargic but I put it outside in my planter.
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Reply: That is a Dysdera crocata-
the woodlouse hunter. It's not dangerous, but the bite can
hurt and may cause a rash with blister-like bumps. This
species is in both the US and Europe. See :
http://www.ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/Spider/spiders.htm
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18 February, 2005:
Hey there,
I was on holiday in Clearfield Utah. Here i found this spider in the
bathroom. I'm from Holland so I don't have a clue of what kind of
spider it is. I wondered if you could tell me. Thanx in advance
Greetings Gerrit Hoogland,
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Reply: The top spider is a Leucauge
species (orchard spider), the red-bottomed spider is an
orbweaver, possibly Araneus or Neoscona. The spider below that
is a wolf spider. The spider below that is an Argiope, and the
spider with the long red abdomen looks like it could be a Nephila
orbweaver. - Nathan Hepworth |
14 February, 2005:
hey, i found your site while trying to identify the attached
black and yellow arigiope, or St Andrews Cross spider, i'm also
sendin some pics from other spiders i've been able to capture here,
i live in Colombia, South America. Anyway i hope u can help me
identify them as i'm really hoping u can... Thanx a lot guys, great
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Reply:
These looks like a wolf spider, the ones with the red
abdomen look like a lady bird spider and the ones below
like a leaf curling spider. The ones below that are of a
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11 February, 2005:
Hi, I cannot find this spider anywhere, can you please help
Identify this. I live in Australia, Perth (WA) and found it one
night in a web and it climbed up to the gutter. It had very furry
legs. Can you please email me the results to this email and
CC:darren.lewis@iinet.net.au.
Thanks , Darren |
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Reply: That is a fishing spider, a
species of Dolomedes. - Nathan Hepworth
11 February, 2005:
I found this spider floating in my toilet, which of course
totally freaked me out! It took me about 20 minutes or so to work up
the courage to flush it, but before I flushed it I decided to throw
some toilet paper at it to make sure it was dead.........and it
totally jumped!! I thought I was going to pee in my pants, so I
flushed like 4 times in a row to make sure it was gone. I can't tell
from your pictures whether it is a Wolf or a Fisher spider, could
you please let me know. And also, does this mean there are more of
them in my apartment! EEK! Thanks, Meredith |
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Reply: Don't worry, that is
definitely NOT a hobo spider. It is probably either a fishing
spider or a wolf spider. Neither will be
dangerous.
- Nathan Hepworth
4 February, 2005:
I saw this bug while hiking at a wilderness park near my
home. Could you please tell me what it is? It kinda looks like a
hobo spider and I am concerned as I hike at this park quite often.
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Reply: Looks more like a wolf spider
than a brown recluse.
1 February, 2005:
Hello, I got your email from a spider web site. http://www.rochedalss.eq.edu.au/reclusebite.htm.
I have to know what kind of spider this is that I found on the floor
of my bedroom. I'm thinking it is a brown recluse. Can you please
take a look and tell me what you think?
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Thanks Glen, the colour and markings of the 2 spiders are very
similar. However, the water spider appears to have a much smaller
abdomen. It could be because the water spider is much larger and so
its abdomen is looks smaller relative to the rest of its body. (but
with scale, I can't really say). Spider No. 3 grew to about 5-6 cm
in diameter (including legs) then disappeared all of a sudden. There
has been no new spider since. Attached are a couple of more photos.
One is of a very small specimen of the same spider (15mm at most).
They seem to inhabit plants near the pond during infancy. The other
is an overall picture of the pond with No. 2 spider. The tadpoles in
view (Litoria caerulea) are full grown and larger than any that the
spider hauled out. I have a theory that these spiders have evolved
to grow in synch with thetadpoles (which attain full size in about
35 days prior to metamorphosis).Regards, Kevin |
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Reply: Looks like a Water Spider.
31 January, 2005:
Hi, I live in Darwin in a unit with a small back yard. I
maintain a small fish
pond with a few guppies. During the Wet Season, the Green Tree Frogs
lay heaps
of eggs in the pond and it becomes full of tadpoles as well as the
guppies (the guppies are overwhelmed and leave the tadpoles alone).
This year there has been a succession of spiders (one at any given
time) living on the surface of the pond. The spider starts off small
and a silvery grey but goes through a succession of moults to become
larger and more brown coloured. The spider appear to feed off
tadpoles which are hauled out of the water for that purpose. I've
noticed that as it gets larger, the spider gets more nervous and ducks under the water if disturbed. The attached photos
show No. 2 spider. Unfortunately, about a week after these photos, a
bird or lizard raided the pond and ate all remaining fish and
tadpoles and the spider disappeared. I've restocked the pond with
fish and tadpoles. No. 3 spider has been there for a while and has
reached a size of about 6cm diameter (leg span). The photos don't
give a great idea of colour. The spider's abdomen is more of a
purple colour with light flecks. I assume this is a species of
Dolomedes but I don't know which one. Regards,
Kevin Cook,
Nightcliff.
Darwin,
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Reply: Looks like a Huntsman.
28 January, 2005:
Hi, I live in Oroville, Ca, about 50 miles north of
Sacramento. I have found several of these spiders around my house.
people say it looks like a wolf spider but I can't see that. Please
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Reply: Don't think it is a wolf
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28 January, 2005:
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