Corinnidae Archives - USA Spiders

Castianeira alteranda

By usaspidersPosted on September 8, 2021Posted in CorinnidaeTagged Hairy:No, LegLength:Medium, LegPattern:Banded, LegPattern:Bicolored, LegPattern:Uniform, P:Brown, P:Orange, S:Black, Small, Spinnerets:No2 Comments

Catianeira alteranda is an ant-mimic spider without a common name if the spider family Corinnidae. These sac spiders mimic ants with their size, appreance and behavior to get close to them and prey on them. They are found in the Rocky Mountains of the United States and Canada. Quick Overview: Castianeira alterandaMedically significant: NoBody size: […]

Castianeira Longipalpa – Long-Palped Ant Mimic Sac Spider

By usaspidersPosted on July 24, 2021Posted in CorinnidaeTagged Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, LegLength:Medium, LegLength:Short, LegPattern:Banded, LegPattern:Bicolored, LegPattern:Uniform, Louisiana, maine, Maryland, massachusetts, Medium, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, new hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, P:Black, P:Brown, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, S:Brown, S:Grey, S:White, Small, South Carolina, South Dakota, Spinnerets:No, Tennessee, Texas, vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin25 Comments

Castianeira longipalpa, sometimeys referred to as the long-palped ant mimic sac spider is found along the Eastern United States as well as in the Pacific Northwest. The small black spider with at least four white lines along its abdomen is not medically significant. Castianeira longipalpa is often confused with its close relative, Long-Palped Ant Mimic […]

Castianeira Descripta – Red-Spotted Ant Mimic Spider

By usaspidersPosted on December 13, 2019Posted in CorinnidaeTagged all, Hairy:No, Hairy:Yes, LegLength:Medium, LegPattern:Bicolored, LegPattern:Uniform, Medium, P:Black, S:Red, Small, Spinnerets:No37 Comments

Castianeira descripta, more commonly know as the red-spotted ant mimic spider gets its common name from the similar look and behavior to ants. It mimics the behavior of ants to get close enough to them for an attack. Red-Spotted Ant Mimic Spider Description The Red Spotted Ant Mimic Spider is a hunter spider. That means […]