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Spider Photos 2007 (3)

Here's Page 3 of some unidentified spider photos sent in by viewers from 2007. Please choose a section below.

UNIDENTIFIED SPIDERS

Reply: Sorry but I can't tell from the cocoon, it looks a bit big for a spider. Maybe someone from Cape Town will recognise it.

27 December, 2007:

Reply: The pictures are not very clear but this could be a tailed spider possibly a scorpion tailed spider. Arachnura higginsi.

15 December, 2007:
Hi Glen My name is Jan. I reside in Pretoria, Gauteng South Africa. Our country has a very diverse wildlife with a large variety of which are creepy crawlies. I love spiders, snakes, amphibians and all living things who can not speak for themselves. Once bitten, you can not help but marvel at what a great artist the Creator is. Love your web site. Please find of my private collection photos. I unfortunately had to cut the picture on Paint to conserve space. I also included my computer backdrop. These are all from the Orb family. These particular ones lived under my friend’s roof overhang in Pine Town, Kwazulu Natal. We counted roughly 40 of them around the windows. We decided not to disturb them due to the protection they offered against a potential break in (ecological balance). Best deterrent in the world. If you take in consideration the crime rate in our country, to live on a farm incident free for two years is remarkable here. Will send you some of my not so clear photos, if interested. All these photos were taken with my cell-phone when I encountered them on and around our Farm in Pretoria. By the way, the photo of the Sun Spider from South Africa was pretty. We know them as Red Roman’s here. They are well known for attacking and eating scorpions. It's usually a very fair fight. The looser gets eaten. We were privileged enough to catch and release one at work here last week. They fall under the endangered species list in South Africa. However, there are still some idiots who kill these beautiful critters. Why are they so afraid of them, we are quite a lot larger and stronger. Regards, Jan

Reply: This is some sort of myglamorph but definitely not a Sydney Funnel Web. It is probably a trapdoor spider.

15 December, 2007:
I came across this in my living room and took a picture of it before letting it go outside. I then looked on the internet and found some similarities to the Sydney Funnel-Web .I was putting lights on my real Christmas tree when I noticed it walking across the floor. My guess is it came in on the tree. What kind of spider do you think it is? It was approximately 1 1/2 inches in length. I live in Carrollton Georgia, USA. Thanks Karl

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2 December, 2007:
Hey Glen - Here are a few spider pics from recently caught critters; the first two are of an arachnid I haven't seen in my house before, not sure what species it is, but would be curious if you or any visitor to your site is familiar with this particular breed.  Catch ya Later, Mac.

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Reply: This one looks like the one from California from 2 November, perhaps some sort of myglamorph but not sure.

11 November, 2007:
Found this spider in my hallway in Sonoma, California. I dropped a 9" pie dish over it (which will give you a better idea of it's size) until my husband could come to the rescue. Can you tell me what kind of spider it is?

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Reply: Not sure on this one, could be a wandering spider or could be a giant fishing spider.

11 November, 2007:
Hey, I found this one wearing my pants sitting in my bed drinking a beer. Thought you would like the photo. He lived. I put him outside, he came back in the next day and my dogs ate one of his legs, so I put
him across the street into the jungle last night. I think its a wandering spider but I have no idea. Nice web page!
Josh
Guatemala City, Central America

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Reply: It could be some sort of myglamorph, but from this photo which doesn't show any detail, it's a bit hard to be sure.

2 November, 2007:
Hello, This spider was in my father's Northern California bathroom. Do you
have any idea what it is?

26 October, 2007:
I found this spider on the wall in our house and neither my dad or I knew what species it is. My dad used to work with venomous spiders and reptiles, and is quite knowledgeable when it comes to common spider species in our area (Western Washington), but this little guy I found, even stumped him. Some things I've noticed about watching this spider:
*Its entire body size can easily take up the area of a penny or more
*Its coloring and markings are unusual- they made me think of those zebra marked jumping spiders, but has no common features or movements to one. it is a darkish brown color, with *light brown, orange- tan stripe markings on its legs and abdomen, and it is a grayish color on its underside.
*It moves very, very quickly; it was hard to get it to stand still for a moment
*It has very large fangs for its body size
*its eye positions almost reminded me of a jumping spiders, but is not quite the same
*its body shape reminds me of slower moving spiders, not quick moving ones.
*My dad found another in the garage, aggressively chasing a brown recluse. yes chasing it. If you have any idea of the species, I would love to know asap, especially if it is considered more dangerous than the average carpet or grass spider.

26 October, 2007:
Hi Glen, I know you get a lot of these, but you seem to continue to answer frequently so I figured I'd email and ask about the attached image. I live in the Chicago area and see these guys in my house a lot (exclusively except for some very small and prolific jumping spiders). I don't think they are dangerous but am intensely curious as to what kind of spider he is. I didn't shrink the image so you could zoom in if you'd like. Thanks in advance if you get around to looking! Feel free to use the image. Brett

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Reply: It could be some sort of steadota - to which family the brown widow belongs. Brown widow egg sacs look like a miniature mine with spikes on it.

21 October, 2007:
Dear Glen, You have a great website and I appreciate you sharing your knowledge of spiders with us. I was wondering, would you please be able to help me identify a spider I captured in my basement tonight? I can't seem to find one like it on your site.  I have attached three photos of the spider. I think I must have several of these, as I walk through their almost invisible and fine webs frequently. Tonight was the first time I have been able see the web maker, however. Also, I do not know if it is related to the species in question or not, but I have several loose clusters of white eggs located in cobwebs throughout the basement ceiling rafters near the exterior walls. These eggs are roughly the size of peas, maybe even smaller. Any help is appreciated. And thank you again.
Sincerely, Doug, Kansas City, MO USA

Reply: This could be one of the Ancylometes species.

21 October, 2007:
I have frequently been looking at your site since I moved to Mexico in April and am fascinated, yet terrified of the spiders I come across. Here are a couple of photos. I think one is a tarantula (in the glass), at least that's what the locals tell me. There seems to be a lot of the other (yellow) one this time of year. (sorry about the blur). They stay outside. They are quite beautiful, but still don't like them! Thanks, Marlene Davis, Guanajuato, Mexico

Reply: This is some sort of myglamorph, possibly a tarantula.

19 October, 2007:
Can anyone tell me what kind of spider this is and if it’s dangerous?

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Reply: That looks like the tunnelweb spider to me. It's a male by the looks of it.  - Phil Sirvid, Entomology Section, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
13 October, 2007:
Hi. I was wondering if you could help me identify this spider? It was seen in the Southern End of the North Island in New Zealand, I can't remember where exactly. I've been looking about for a couple of months now, and although I can find similar looking tarantulas, I can't find any pictures of what appear to be the same spider, I was just wondering if you could help in any way, or post a picture on your website to see if any of your visitors have any idea. Feel free to take them and use them on your website if they are of any interest to you. Thank you if you can help, if not, that's cool, but feel free to use the pics anyway. Lee
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13 October, 2007:
Can you please identify this spider? I've found a couple in my house but I've left them alone, they seem harmless enough? What do you think. From New Zealand. Thanks Lisa

7 October, 2007:
Hi, I found your website while trying to find an ID for this spider (attached jpg). I stumbled across it in the SE Atlantic Rainforest in coastal Brazil about 200km east of Sao Paulo. It was at an ant swarm trying to get away from the ants. It was very large (the ants in the picture were about 1.25 to 1.5cm long for scale). It also hopped quite high. I first thought a frog was hopping towards me. When I bent down to take the photo, it raised its front two legs, presumably as a defence. Anyway, if you can help me to find out what it is I'd be most interested. Thanks, Nick

Reply: This a Feather-legged Spider,
Uloborus sp. (Uloboridae). The shape, leg position, and setal brushes on Tibia I
are characteristic of this genus.  Richard

7 October, 2007:
Hello. My name is Blair. I live in Central Texas, and I have a very peculiar spider on my porch. I have been browsing through your site for days, and have yet to find a spider that even resembles it!!! Please help~

 

Reply: This is a Bolas Spider, specifically Mastophora cornigera and those are beautiful photos not just of the spider but its very unique egg sacs. Levi (2003) wrote a revision of the genus and excellent photos can be found at this web site. Thanks to Richard for the ID.

6 October, 2007:
My neighbour found this spider and egg sacks on a Texas Umbrella tree. She asked me to look at it and let her know if it was harmless or poisonous. I came to your web site to look her up. She appears to be an orb web spider but doesn't exactly look like any pictures nor does the egg sacks. Would like to know what she is. We are located in So. Calif. near Temecula, CA. I assumed she was harmless and let her be. I am attaching photos I took of her, sorry about the quality.  You have a great spider site.  Thank you, Larry

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Reply: This is an opilione, otherwise known as a harvestman or the other "Daddy longlegs". It has no venom and is not dangerous.

2 October, 2007:
I have never seen a spider like this before. It looks really creepy. I have quite a few outside my home. We live in West Texas, if that helps. Hope you can let me know. Hope this file is not too big. Thank You, Deborah
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Reply: You have 2 funnel weavers, that's the stripey ones and the other with the big bum, looks like tegenaria gigantica - the giant house spider a relation of the hobo spiders which actually kills hobos if you have them in your area

1 October, 2007:
I caught all these in a cup after finding them on some boards in my backyard. I live in Utah, USA. The one on the top and bottom look similar but the one of the right had a HUGE "bum". Thanks! Dustin
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16 September, 2007:

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3 September, 2007:

Reply: This is a really interesting creature. It appears to have 3 body parts and the string lines all around it are interesting.

3 September, 2007:

30 August 2007:
I live in savannah, GA and found 'her' at a job site. She was hiding in a stack of old boards I had to move. Thank you.

19 August 2007:
I live in savannah, GA and found 'her' at a job site. She was hiding in a stack of old boards I had to move. Thank you.

17 August 2007:
Can you help me identify the spider in picture 1. I just killed a black widow spider (picture attached) in the near vicnity of this one. Thanks for any help. BTW, I live in Milton, FL (Northwest Florida Panhandle). That's where I found these on my back porch. One of my dogs was trying to eat the black widow when I stopped him. Sandy

11 August 2007:
Hi Glen, We live just outside of Valencia city in Spain and found this spider in my daughter's bedroom this morning, we've seen others outside of the house, this is the first time we've seen one inside the house. I believe it to be a Wolf Spider but I would love for you to be able to tell me exactly what it is and whether it's venomous.

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