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Reply: It appears to be one of the steatoda family of spiders to which black and brown widows
belong but I can't tell from the photo.
8 August 2007:
is this spider harmful cannot sleep
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5 August 2007:
I found the same spider as 2 of your other viewers from
the 2005 Unidentified Spiders pages. I also live in
Northwest Arkansas (as did one other). The spider is
approximately one centimeter and I found it in my home. Here
are two photos. Have you had any luck identifying this
spider? ~Michele
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5 August 2007:
Ok, a few weeks back this spider was climbing on my arm and
I am not sure
what it is. I think it to be a Hobo but I can't be sure. I
did end up
knocking it to the floor and then catching it with a clear
jar thing I have.
The reason I think it's a Hobo is because of the large palps
and also it
could not climb the side of the slick plastic. I know Hobo's
have a hard
time climbing. So, what do you think?
Also, I did have my arm checked and the doctor said there is
no bite marks
or anything like that. I am so glad of that.
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Reply:
Solved it, it's an Enoplognatha
Ovata Spider .
This spider likes
to build its webs on vegetation but can often be found on garden
sheds. The colouring of this spider is quite variable, some of
them have red markings some have no markings and are just pale
green.
1 August 2007:
Good Morning! I live in Houston Texas and found a
spider similar to this picture… I would say with legs
included the one I caught that I didn’t get pictures of
is about the size of a nickel… And I found him in my
kitchen under a counter… in a web that he had built… I
was wondering if he is dangerous considering I have a 17
month old son? THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!
Amber
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27 July 2007:
Glen:
Thanks for your reply. Please see the pictures below. It was
taken few months before the last pix I sent you. Based on
the eye arrangement, I have a feeling that they are from the
same family. Btw, these pictures and the last picture I sent
you were taken in the Gambier and Penang hills of Penang,
Malaysia.
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Reply: Looking closer it could
be one of the tegenaria family to which the hobo spider belongs.
I don't know if they are common in your area, but check them out
and see it they look alike to you. The swollen ends on the
pedipalps and the colouring on the abdomen make me think this,
although the legs are a lot thinner than other photos I've been
sent. Anyone who can ID this one please email!!25 July 2007:
Found in the basement of our house, there were
three that I could find. Santa Cruz County, CA,
about 800’ elevation in a forested area, redwood.
This is a pic of the largest one, about 2 inches toe
– toe. Any Idea what kind of spider this is? I’ll
try and get a better photo next time I see one.
I really like your web site, so much information,
very useful. I’ll keep digging to see If I can find
a match for this lil beast =).
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More:
Teresia found out that is is
actually a Enoplognatha.ovata, a member of the
crab spider family.
22 July 2007:
I live in Portland, Oregon and found this spider in one of
my corn stocks. Would you know what type of spider this is?
I have spent all after noon looking for it on the web and
have not found anything on this type. Thank you for your
help. Teresia
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Reply: And here's another one that could be either a
fishing spider or a huntsman.
20 July 2007:
Hello Glen, I looked all over your website and did not find
this spider in your unindentified list or common USA spiders. I found it in my house(I
live in northern California); in fact I have found several
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Reply: Not quite sure if this
one is a huntsman or fishing spider. This is a good example of
the many spiders that look alike and can only be really
identified by the eyes and shape of legs etc. From the way the
legs bend forward I would tend towards a huntsman but the
colouring is more like a fishing spider.
20 July 2007:
This spider was found living outside my door. It seems
to have taken residency in just the last few weeks since late
spring. It was bold enough to cross the doorway into the house
but was easily chased back out. I estimate the body to be about
1-1.25 inches. It was observed in early afternoon when the photo
was taken. I am located in Southeast PA, Chester County,
Mark
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16 July 2007:
Hello Glen, I looked all over your website and did not find
this spider in your
unidentied list or common USA spiders. I found it in my house(I
live in northern California); in fact I have found several
before. Thanks A lot
-Brennan
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Reply:
This could be either a wolf spider or a funnel weaver spider. My
guess would be the funnel weaver but without being able to see its
spinnerets I can't be sure. glen
16 July 2007:
Do you know what kind of spider this is? If it is poisonous?
We found it in the bathtub of our lake house in Camden,
South Carolina. Have never seen one like this. It was
probably 3-4 inches long (9including legs) at its longest
point.... Please let me know if you know what this is. You
can post this on your web sight if you want to. Thanks. L.
Bowers
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15 July 2007:
Please can you help me to identify this spider that I found last
week on our nursery in Tilford England. Thank you, Debbie
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8 July 2007:
Hello~
I found this spider on my sidewalk,
lying on his back struggling to right
himself. I've searched but can't seem to
find what type of spider this is. I was
wondering if you could help identify
him. I live in Indiana, if that helps, Thanks, Jody
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Reply:
These is also an opilione.
4 July 2007:
Could you please help me with this spider?
First, what is it and what are the sacs on
the legs of this thing? They are a
reddish/orange color and are shiny. I live
in Pittsburgh and I have tons of these
spiders living at my home. It's about the
diameter of a soda can.
Thanks for the help, Kim in Pittsburgh
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Reply:
These are opiliones or harvestmen, often called daddy longlegs. They
have no venom but do have scent glands that secrete a peculiar
smelling fluid when disturbed. They may be mating or there may be a
good food source in that area.
4 July 2007:
I have a question to ask, it is bugging me that
I don't know exactly why this happens! I have a
LOT of "daddy-long-legs" on my back porch that
collect in one area and have been doing this for
almost 2 weeks I have taken pictures of this to
attach to this email if you can answer this it
would sure save my sanity!! Thank you. Christie
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June, 2007:
Hi. I found these spiders when my nephew and I were
looking for frogs in a dried up pond. We found them
under an old board living with a frog. The spiders
were easily bigger than the frog. They were probably
about two or three inches long. The one we took the
pictures of was under a wet piece of old carpet near a
small creek.
Upon first inspection, they looked like large black
spiders with a white abdomen. I came home and
searched for a spider matching the description, but had no luck. I was determined to get a picture to use
while I searched. We went back, but the boards had been removed. We happened to stumble upon the carpet.
I was delighted to find the spider underneath, but received a shock. The white was not the spider's
abdomen, but actually an egg sac. The spider was in a
kind of dug out area in the mud with another one like
it. Try as I might, I could not get a full body
overhead shot.
I found a website with a spider resembling mine, and
it said it was a nursery web spider. However, the
ones on your site seemed much too light to match my
spider. I was wondering if she might actually be a
wolf spider instead. The markings shown in the
picture are practically invisible on the dark spider
outside. My nephew is only five, and I'd like to
identify these guys to make sure that he isn't in any
sort of real danger playing around them. Thank you for checking this out.
~Jessica
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Reply: It could be
a wolf spider or a fishing spider, which usually lives near
creeks etc. The only way to tell for sure is by the eyes and I
can't see them clearly enough in these photos, sorry.
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June, 2007:
I have some lovely pictures of some spiders i found in the
garden, The third is a long-jawed spider type, its a gorgeuous yellow and black color, not sure at all what
kind in specific though
it looked kind of like a wrighting spider, but not close enough.
any ideas??
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Reply:
From the number and arrangement of the eyes I'd say it is Spider
Dog!!
22 June 2007:
Attached is a photo I took of a rather large spider
found outside my house. I have a 1 year old pug that
went missing last week, and we’re afraid that he may
have been bitten by this thing. From its marking
behind its ears, I’m afraid it could be a brown
recluse or a black widow. We sprayed it, but it just
barked at us and ran away. Please let me know. Love
your site! Bob in La Mesa, CA
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Reply:
From the number and arrangement of the eyes I'd say it is a wolf
spider. If you look closely I think you can see spiderlings on her
back.
21 June 2007:
Hello Glen,
I am trying to identify this spider. Is it a tarantula
or a wolf spider ? I have found 3 other similar burrows
in my garden.
I would like to know if this spider is dangerous. I have
3 children and my son has allergies. But I don't want to
kill these spiders if they are harmless. Can you please
help me, (I'm living in South Carolina)
Thank you
Gig
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21 June 2007:
I found these guys under my back porch, But I am not sure what
kind they are and if they are poison. Can you identify them?
Tanya
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Reply: Hi Glenda,
thank you for your trust in my "identification skills", however,
i have exactly the same problems here that you already
mentioned:
The carapace section is indeed resembling more a Sparassidae
(giant crab spider / huntsmen) than that of a Ctenidae
(wandering spider).
However the leg position is rather untypical for what i´m used
from sparassids.
There are two other things though:
Apparently the picture is taken in an angle that may have an
effect of the appearance of the spider.
If you look at the face of the spider there seems to be a
reflection in the eyes of the spider through a flash used to
produce the picture (?).
If that latter impression should proof to be true it´s
definitely a sparassid as Ctenidae have a different eye
configuration.
Does the person who sent you the picture have possibly more /
other pictures of that specimen? Are there any more informations
about the spider available like size?
There are quite some Ctenidae around in Costa Rica, BUT there
are not too many big species found. The spider in the picture
seems to be not too small so this might give an additional
clue...
Greetings from sunny Germany,
Stefan
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21 June 2007:
glen can you tell us what sort of spider this is
<<corridor-spider male from banana spider family leg
span 5in.JPG>> We are told its a wandering spider so can
you confirm
Regards Bob
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16 June 2007:
I'm gonna let him or her go tonight. I looked at the
pictures you sent. It doesn't look like a steadota to me but
can I have one more go at it please lol. This one's back end
is thin'd out, sort of flat. Thank you, you are very quick!
Heather
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14 June 2007:
Could you help us to identify this spider that we found in
our house? We live in Minnesota, but we had guests in town
from Arizona and this was by their luggage.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Trish Falk
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14 June 2007:
Love the website. I have found a few of these spiders in
my house in the Bay Area, CA. They have all been about 2
inches in diameter. Any ideas?
Thanks!
Kit
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Another Reply from Nathan: Maria's spider of June 10th is indeed a
brown recluse, albeit a FAT one.
Reply: The marking on the cephalothorax look like those on a
brown recluse but its abdomen is a lot larger than the photos I've
seen - glen.
10 June 2007:
I found this spider in our closet, I compared with a picture we
have on the wall,
I'm pretty sure is a recluse, can you tell me if I'm right
please?
thanks
Maria
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Reply: It looks like some sort of myglamorph probably a
trapdoor on the wander. They often fall in pools. Doubt whether it
would have caused the sore on the dog, please take the dog to a vet
if it needs attention - glen.
6 June 2007:
Hello. I found your website while googling
about Texas Spiders. The attached pictures
are of a spider found in my pool in Austin,
Texas (Central Texas). The belly has a red
spot (not in the same place as the black
widow). I have not been able to identify it.
My labrador dog swims in the pool during the
day and has had a big sore on its leg for a
couple of days just prior to finding the
drowning spider. Would like to identify the
spider if possible. Could you help with your
expertise? Much thanks. (Great website!)
Wendy
Austin, Texas
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Reply: It only has 4 legs, it's not familiar to me. Looks
like a cross between a yellow sac spider and a woodlouse hunter!!
6 June 2007:
I found this spider hanging in my kitchen from the
ceiling…about eye level. I live in Houston, TX. My first
thought was that it was a brown recluse, but after looking
on the net, I am not so sure. Any help?
RAC
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of which hobo spiders are a part and they do live in your area so be
careful with this one.
6 June 2007:
i live in norther california and found this
spider in my bed here are the pics i have taken
of this spider i would like to know what it is.
it is about the size of a quarter and its web is
really thick and a little chunky
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Reply: Really amazing to see these spiders living in such large
colonies. They appear to be some sort of garden orb weaver.
6 June, 2007:
Hi Glen...I found your site while attempting to identify some
spiders that my husband and I found. Last July we were driving
along Walker Lake in Nevada. As we left the roadway and drove
down toward the lake, every single bush, weed, guard rail,
picnic bench...everything was encased in spider webs! The more
we looked, the more spiders we saw...the bushes were simply
alive with spiders...hundreds of thousands of spiders! I'm
creeped out by spiders but this sight was so incredible that we
spent more than an hour photographing them and being awed by
them. The nearest town is Hawthorne and no one we spoke to could
tell us anything about them other than they invade the area
every summer and die out when winter cold hits. Is it common for
so many spiders to live so closely to each other? We really hope
that you might help us to identify them and learn a bit about
this phenomenon. Attached are some of the photos that we took.
These are 4 mega pixel photos, so you can enlarge them to see
them better. In photo P7030009, not only can you count nearly
100 spiders in the one bush, you can see other bushes in the
background encased in webs filled with spiders! Thanks for your
time... John & Cindy
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Sergui did some more
research and came up with an ID: The
species is
Araneae
>Lycosidae]
Arctosa Cinerea (Fabricius
1777).
Arctosa cinerea has several German
names such as sand wolf spider , river bank (giant) wolf spider or
Sandtarantel [Sand Tarantula
- my translation]."
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Reply: I think it is some sort of lycosa - wolf spider
, because of the number of eyes. glen
6 June 2007:
Dear Glen, thank you, once again, for your kindness and the help
you gave me trying to identify the spider that I took pictures
with. Past weekend I was again at the Black Sea shore (in
Romania); this time I was, I could say, extremely lucky: in the
same place I found another spider/same species; he was posing
like a superstar, like a top model, so...I came back to you with
better photos. please see the attached ones. yours sincerely,
sergiu
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Reply from Nathan: The spider at
the bottom of the page ( from June 6th), is a Gnaphosid spider.
It's bite could cause mild swelling and perhaps a little
malaise, but nothing serious.
Reply: Pictures like this are very hard to identify as it
doesn't show the eyes or really any markings that might help to ID
it -
glen
6 June 2007:
HI GLEN,
I
LIVE IN SAN DIEGO, CA AND I CAME ACROSS THIS SPIDER IN MY DAUGHTER'S
BATHROOM AND I WAS WANTING TO KNOW WHAT KIND IT WAS AND IF IT WAS
DANGEROUS?? THANKS A BUNCH
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