Spider Photos 2012

Disclaimer: Replies that I publish are done so with no guarantee of authenticity or validity. Please DO NOT rely on identifications from any other than an official source like a Museum or entomologist. Furthermore, where a spider is described as  "not dangerous" does not mean that it doesn't bite or cause a reaction. Any spider can bite and some people react differently to others, so it's best to treat all spiders with caution. That doesn't mean of course, going around killing them!!! Leave them alone and they will leave you alone - we are NOT spider prey and they don't jump in out mouths while we are asleep or attack unprovoked! Most countries only have one or two spiders that are considered really dangerous to humans, there are thousands of spiders that aren't!!

Here's some photos sent in by viewers. Many thanks for allowing me to use these photos. PLEASE ONLY SEND IN CLEAR PHOTOS AND PREFERABLY THE TOP VIEW OR I CANNOT ID IT FOR YOU!!!  I'm getting lots of mobile phone pics and many are just wasting my time and yours as I can't see any details in them!! All photos are copyright to their owners and may not be reproduced without permission. If anyone can help with identifying those that people have asked about, please email me so I can pass the info on. I have made 2 pages - Common spiders Australia and Common spiders USA, where you might see your spider if you are in Australia or USA. Please check this out before emailing me. Click here for a map showing the location of some of the dangerous spiders found in the USA. Rick Vetter has put out a great guide for identifying hobo spiders which is one of the common dangerous spiders in the US. Click here.

If you are in Queensland, you could try the Qld Museum's identifying spiders page. It's great! A new page is the Brisbane Insect and Spiders page. Another site to identify spiders from is Bug Guide which has some nice photos of American spiders on it and a new one I just found from Cirrus on Common American spiders, which has lots of photos. for European ones try Ed Nieuwenhuys' pages. This page has some medically significant spiders from South Africa. Another new page is the Find a Spider Guide Page  from the University of Southern Queensland. Many thanks to Richard Adams, Paul Day, Nathan Hepworth, Brian Post and Josh Hillman, FloridaNature.org for their many identifications. Please choose a section below.

White Tailed Spiders

UNIDENTIFIED SPIDERS

7 May, 2012:
I found this crawling on my living room floor, in the middle of the day. I live in N.E Washington State, the day I found it the weather was warm about 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Also when I get close to it it puts its two front legs in the air. I think it might be a house spider or a mouse spider, any ideas? I have found many hobo and black widows inside and outside of my home, but have never seen one like this. Thank You! .

7 May, 2012:
Hi Brian, I came across your website and find it very interesting. I live here in Sunny South Florida with my wife and young children and we noticed a spider spinning on a web down from the living room ceiling during the daytime last week. Two days ago, saw a similar one doing the same in the hallway. This evening, during bathtime for the kids, we noticed one coming down in the bathroom from the ceiling area. I have attached a few photos I took this afternoon of the same spider. I'm hoping you can ID it and let us know if we should be concerned, or if it is harmless. Looking forward to hearing back from you soon. Thanks and all the best, Elliot

Reply: I have been sent pics of spiders covered in some sort of white mould so perhaps this one has this on it as well - glen

7 May, 2012:
Hello, My name is Jessica and I live in South East Georgia, right on the border of Florida. I was cleaning a toy off for my kids and this giant, fuzzy, white spider crawled out from under it. I have never seen anything like it and I can't find it on the web. Thanks for your help!

7 May, 2012:
Do you know what kind of spider this is? And is it poisonous? It's in my storage cabinet outside. Thank you, Savannah

Reply: Sorry I don't know anyone in Hong Kong -  glen

12 April, 2012:
Hi Glen I had this spider which came into the house earlier this year. I tried to look it up but failed.  Not sure if we get the same spider species here in Hong Kong. Would you know of anyone here in Hong Kong who might be interested in these? I had a video of it moving as well. Many thanks for your help in advance. Best wishes Robert

12 April, 2012:
Hi there, I trust you are well. I hope you can assist me. I found your website and thought you would be the relevant person to email considering how much info you have on your site about spiders. I am curious to know what kind of spider I found. Please see attached photo. I cleaned the photo up to try and get flash glare etc off the spider. It is dark brown and has 4 white dots on its back. It is shiny. It is about the size of an American Quarter, maybe a little bit smaller. I found it in my wine cellar underneath one of my wooden shelves. It is dark in there all the time except for when the light is on. It is dry in the cellar (I thought it may be useful explaining the conditions in which it was living). If you could please help me out I would be very grateful. Kind regards, Blake

Reply: Hi Lisa, Good to hear from you again. I am not familiar with this latest spider you have found unfortunately, sorry -  glen

15 April, 2012:
Anyway, today I am here again to ask for your help again ... I have two new spiders at home, and would like to know details: Species, degree of danger, how long they last ... These things ... Ah! I'm feeding them with flies. I already have a practical way to capture the meals ... The following pictures attached ...Lisa

Reply: No, I don't think it is a yellow sac spider, but not sure what it is -  glen

12 April, 2012:
Is this a yellow sac spider? thanks

Reply: May be some sort of ant mimicking spider but not sure - glen

12 April, 2012:
I'm not sure what kind this one is either.

4 April, 2012:
Hi, just want to say I'm a big fan of your website. I have a few spider pictures you may be interested in. I live in Cyprus, Paphos...all pics were taken here. Also there are many species here that have not been publicized. Thanks for your time, would appreciate it if my pictures were not distributed...showing them on your site would be greatly appreciated though :) Matt
Found a few more for you Glen, no idea what they are. Matt

16 February, 2012:
Just curious if you could tell me what kind of spider this is, They have to small children and are worried a bit. The photo was taken in Cady Texas. Thank you hope to hear from you soon J

10 February, 2012:
Identify please

25 January, 2012:
Your site said you can identify spiders with just a picture. So here goes.

20 January, 2012:
Found this spider in a stack of timber in our factory in nz. Timber comes from Indonesia so not sure if it's native or from there Just interested as we do find a few different ones from time to time

14 January, 2012:
Hi Great site, just found it. I was wondering if you could identify a few spiders for me link is below. All photos were taken in central Scotland.  Many thanks. Derek

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