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    Did you find a spider in the U.S and you would like to identify it? Then you are at the right place. This page will help you identify your spider. Simply read through the content on this site and answer the questions below, and you will hopefully identify your spider. If not, you can still reach out to us (more details below).

    Are you dealing with a venomous spider?

    Let’s first start off by eliminating the possibility that you are dealing with a potentially dangerous spider. There are only two medically significant spider genera in the United States: Widows and recluse spiders. Look at the following pictures below. Does your spider look like any of these? If yes or if you are unsure, click on the pictures to see more pictures and learn more about the venomous spiders and their range in the U.S.:

    Loxosceles reclusa - brown recluse spider full body pictureAdult_Female_Black_WidowBrown_widow_spider_Latrodectus_geometricus_underside
    A small brown spider in the Southern U.S. with thin long legs and a violin shape on its back may be a brown recluse.A small black spider with a round abdomen and red (hourglass-shaped) markings may be a black widow.A small brown spider with a round abdomen and red (hourglass-shaped) markings may be a brown widow.

    If your spider doesn’t look like one of these – Great! Then you are most likely dealing with a harmless spider. Let’s identify it!

    USA Spider Identification Tool

    Please answer the questions below and you will get one or more possible results based on your answers. In a few rare cases, you might get no result. If this happens, you could try the spider identification tool over again or upload your spider pictures in the comment section below, so we can identify it for you. You are also welcome to leave a comment or feedback about the spider identificator (criticism is also welcome, we are working hard to improve).

    In what state did you find the spider?
    Which one of these looks most similar to your spider? You can select multiple answers
    Focus more on the general appearance, not the exact colors and patterns. If more than one of the images look like your spider, select multiple answes. If the spider doesn't look like any of those, choose the question mark.
    • Juvenile spiders can have white or red markings on their back
    • Wolf spider
    • Nusery web spider
    What size is the spider you found? Compared to a 1 Dollar coin
    What size is the body (not leg span) in comparison with a one dollar coin (1 inch in diameter). Try to focus only on the body. Some spiders may seem huge with long legs but in reality they might have a small body.
    Did you notice a spider web?
    What is the primary color of the spider
    Focus on the main colors of the body (not legs) of the spider. If you think there are more than one primary colors, select both. Do not look at dots, stripes or other markings in a secondary color. These will be asked in the next question. If you think the spider has more than one secondary colors, select both.
    Secondary colors or markings
    Does the spider have any characteristic markings in a color? Select this color (e.g. red dots on the body, yellow bands around the legs or body, etc.). You can select multiple colors.
    What color pattern are the legs?
    Nevermind the colors in the images. Select the pattern that comes closest to your spider.
    Let's talk more about the legs. How long are they?
    Compare the legth of the legs with the length of the body.
    What shape is the spider? You can select multiple answers
    Select the shape that comes closest to your spider. You can select multiple answers if you are uncertain.
    Did you see any spinnerets on the abdomen of the spider?
    Spinnerets are the silk-spinning organs of spiders. Some spiders have visible spinnerets on their back (two small spines).
    Is the spider hairy?
    Check Answers

    Did the tool not help you to (correctly) identify your spider? Let us help you identify your spider!

    Did you also look through the list of common spiders for your state on this site and didn’t find any information?

    Simply upload a picture of your spider as a comment to this post below in the “Leave a reply” section at the bottom of the page – no sign-up or login necessary. Along with the photograph, please add the following information:

    1. Description of the spider (helps with the identification but is not mandatory)
    2. City and U.S. State where the spider was found
    3. Your name how you want to be credited on our website

    By uploading a picture, you are giving us permission to use the picture on this site. Please only upload pictures you own the copyright to. Do not upload pictures taken from other web sources without proper crediting. Any pictures we use, we will place your name and city where it was found beneath the picture as the photographer.

    When uploading your picture, you are required to enter your email address. Your email address will not be posted publicly. As soon as we have found an ID for your spider, you will be notified by email to the email address provided by you.

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    Taking the perfect picture of your spider

    The more detail can be seen, the better. It is easiest for others or for us to identify your spider if the photograph is taken from the top of the spider. If both body parts, the colors, and the markings are visible, it will go a long way to getting the spider correctly identified. If you have a good camera and are not afraid to get a good close macro shot of its eye pattern, that can also help immensely. Some species can only be distinguished by a close look at their eye patterns.

    Please upload the picture as its own file to the comment form below. Our upload form allows all standard image files up to a size of 15 MB. It is not possible to upload .zip files or more than one picture per upload. If you have more than one picture of your spider sighting, please upload them separately and copy the description text including the location along with it.

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    If for some reason, the upload form doesn’t work or you prefer that your spider picture is not published publicly, you can email us with the information to USAspiders@gmail.com and we will get back to you with an ID via email. However, we do prefer that you upload your picture in the comment form below as it will benefit all our readers.

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        1. Found this little guy/girl on the back of a chair while outside. Any idea what it could be? From central Kentucky. Very hairy, big white dot on the top of its cephalothorax, green stripe on the back of its abdomen. Thank you!!

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            1. This spider was on a light pole, in Boothwyn, Pennsylvania (south east PA). The 2 marks down the side were almost gold.

        2. Here’s a fun grass spider in eastern SD, they always get trapped in the tub and can’t get out, great photo op!

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        3. My wife found this critter inside the storage room separate from the apt. Where there is one, they may be 2 or more. We are concern since there is a very curious toddler along with three much more curious felines living in the apt. In case one does find its way inside the apt, is this a medically significant spider ? I’m writing from Brawley CA’s Imperial Valley southwest desert 🏜️ .Thank you.

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        4. Found in south central Illinois with no visible web and a suspected tendency to burrow. ~body the size of a quarter.

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        6. Was in a granite rock slide at approx 7000 ft elevation in Northern Idaho. Very aggressive. About silver dollar size with legs fully splayed. It dropped from a drag line as I was climbing the boulders. Looked like the tops of it’s legs and thorax were armored!

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      6. This is a blurry photo from a video. It was entirely black, very speedy. When it noticed I was going to kill it before this photo, It had sped up and hid but I found it again hence this photo.

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      7. I couldn’t get to the actual form to post this separately….
        Am looking to identify this spider. It only comes out at night…doesn’t seem to have much of a web.

        Body is light yellow/cream or tan.
        The markings on the back form a V with two separate colors. The markings are black.

        The legs and head are a rich brown with black stripes on the legs…
        Found October 2, 2024 in South East Wisconsin by the lake.

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    2. Medium sized spider found near Denver, Colorado. It was being bothered by my cat and I’m hoping he didn’t get bitten. Not a brown Recluse, I hope? Doesn’t look to have the violin shape on its front.

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    3. I found this spider on May 31 in Wimberley Texas eating a hummingbird. My best guess after looking on your website is a giant lichen orb weaver. I had no idea spiders ate hummingbirds.

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    6. I believe I found a better picture of the first picture I sent. This is a lighter picture and it has the round line/s on the abdomen. Still can’t find the name of it.
      Hopefully you can help.
      Thank you again,
      James P.

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    7. West Central Minnesota…
      Have a small infestation of fairly small (approx. 3/8″) all black spiders… this one is approximately 1/2 to 5/8″…
      The smaller ones appeared to be all black, couldn’t get pics of those, this larger one appears black, but it’s “belly” is a dark gray with no markings.
      Thanks for your help!

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      2. I found an unusual spider in my bathroom. It is very small. At first it had a purple cast to the body and very black shiny head. That’s why it caught my attention. It has markings on its back, I took a photo.

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    8. I found this inside my house. I live in a third floor condo. It was fairly small. We have seen several spiders in my place recently. In the past, I have actually seen spiders crawling out of my bathroom sink. This one was near my kitchen.

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        1. Trying to find out who this is living near my front door. Southeastern Connecticut.

          Appears to be missing a leg, raised one up maybe defensively when the wind from my front storm door closing hit it. Body very small, less than the size of a penny. Been here for a couple days on the wall under the light.

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    10. Found this guy this morning (6-5-2023) in Port Charlotte, Florida. I can’t seem to ID it with image searches.

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    11. This spider was in my wife’s slippers. It appears to have a green dot in the middle of its head and four eyes in the shape of a square around the green dot. One eye at each corner of the square.
      My name is Samac Richardson.
      Please help me identify this spider.
      Thank you.

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        1. I am not on the west coast. I am in Mississippi. Does that change the identification of the spider? I never received an email from you.

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    12. This spider was on my couch in southcentral Alaska. It had visible spinnets and appeared to be entirely black or another very dark color, although the lighting was low. It kept to the shadows when I moved the blanket and turned on the light.

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      1. Hi Ivy, this is some type of ground spider of the family Gnaphosidae. They are not medically significant.

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    15. Hello, I was unable to find this little jumper on your site. I live in Southern Oregon. Sorry for the poor quality photo, used my phone camera and she/he didn’t like me getting too close so I had to use the zoom.

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    17. Saw this on my garage screen in Malabar, Fl. Total length measured just over an inch. I did not see a similar photo in the pictures a viewed.

      Thanks for your help in identifying it.

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        1. Hey Mike! Did you ever get an ID for this spider? I’m trying to ID a spider that I found today and it looks pretty similar to this one.

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      2. Found in upstate SC in October. Didn’t see a web. It was hairy and larger than a nickel. Maybe quarter. It’s on a gutter so you can kind of see the scale. I am thinking orb weaver or wolf spider of some kind because they are everywhere here. This one just looked a little scarier.

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      1. Hi Ed, unfortunately, I can’t ID this animal due to the image quality. It may even be some type of nymph bug and not a spider.

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    23. Found at 4 pm in Henderson NC in a open box of wooden pieces for a chicken coop. Box had been opened and left sitting on edge of pine tree woods and this spider was in a cluster of the same type of spider.

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    25. Found among some large Hostas in my front yard in Eastern Massachusetts. The body—from head to butt—was about a half an inch. Possibly a little more.

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    27. Hi, one of my friends in the states posted this image of a spider she found in her garden. She gave me permission to use the photo, so if anyone can identify it for her that would be great as I’m interested to know as well. Thanks in advance.

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    28. Hi, was wondering if you could identify this spider. Not sure if it’s a recluse. Found in Kansas

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      1. Hi Aspin, I am 99% sure this is a recluse – the abdomen looks a bit weird for a recluse but it may be dehydrated and therefore deformed.

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    29. Black spider found in basement of an old house in eastern Massachusetts. The Ladybug in the picture helps show the size. Fast moving and shy of light.

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    30. 3 of these look-alike brown spiders were found in a building after recent construction. This picture is clearest however the smallest of those found. Area is Dallas, TX.

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    32. Southern AZ jumping spider? Smaller than one inch, a little hairy on legs, gray/white on fangs. Abdomen markings are nonexistant. (Maybe this guy is old?)

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    34. It was up under the vehicle and came out rust was falling down I looked up and saw it. I hit it with a hammer and it didn’t even phase it just kept walking. The picture is him hanging onto the fender and that brown looking thing is actually the bumper of the suv.

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    35. Hello, my wife found this in her bedroom at her mom’s house in Boston hills, NY..just south of Buffalo. She’s worried it’s venomous. Any help will be greatly appreciated to calm her nerves.

      Thanks in advance!

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    36. In Cordova, Alaska. Found inside house. June 25th, 2023. About the size of quarter, with the legs extended.
      Thank you in advance for the help in identifying it!

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    37. Found, late June 2023, Winston-Salem, NC, outside on a trailer hinge. Body under 1″. Hairy, brown, legs longer than body. Photo attached. Note, circle on hinge is about 1″ in diameter.

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    38. Found in Placitas, NM in a box with a messy cobweb. Body approx. 1-1 1/4” long. Abdomen slightly elongated bulb, shiny and hairless, brownish gray color. Legs black, long, hairless, semi-stout.

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    39. Found on my lanai on a hot day in central Florida in a plastic cup a flower came in. No web. I thought it was dead until it started moving, and startled me. Tan, orange, brown color. Maybe an inch long.

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    40. found this in my kitchen, cat playing with it near his food, seems to be missing a leg, i’m in virginia beach, virginia

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      1. Hi Jazz, this is a wolf spider (family Lycosidae) of the genus Tigrosa. The leg will grow back 🙂

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    43. What sort of orb weaver is this and do their colors vary? There was another similar spider near by but all in white and greys.

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    44. found this is las vegas nevada in front of a gate door at my aunts house; cant find anything on the sites i looked at 🙁

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    46. Located at 10:20 AM in central Lower Peninsula of Michigan (Durand, Michigan). Found on a small Zucchini leaf in the garden. This is the first and only of this type seen here in my garden.

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    50. Found next to my front door knob. Absolutely terrified. Maybe widow sized even though I know it’s not one.

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    51. Hi, sorry for the poor quality but I was scared and didn’t take a real picture after I used google lens. This was found in my outdoor hydroponic vegetables. I handle around the area often so I just want to be sure it’s not venomous . Thank you!! I looked at a bunch of false widow pictures but couldn’t find the single black abdomen stripe on any photos.

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    52. New macro lens. Cooperative cute little face. Thought I’d donate a close up Alaska wolf spider

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    53. central wisconsin, by the kitchen sink with legs size as big as palm of hand ( 3″ ).
      one segment round body, black, no hair, smooth.
      legs full black hairy with white dots scattered all over them.
      tried to capture it, but moved fast. Sorry no photo.
      is it poisonous?

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    54. Charlottesville, Virginia. I found it inside. It’s less than an inch long. It stays on its web, rarely moves. Its web is built out of the jamb of an unused exterior door and goes around the knob.

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    55. found in East Tennessee, there were three of them with separate webs almost like they were in bunk beds! their website were very chaotic at first glance, but the inside (where the spider actually was) was shaped like an upside down dome with the spider in the middle.

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    56. We are staying in Nokomis Florida and this guy was dead on the floor when we came in to our condo. Could not find any like pictures thanks for your help

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    57. This guy came for a visit on the front porch of our cabin near a lake in Kentucky.
      I can’t seem to identify it.

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    59. Met this guy on my front porch, in Georgia. I’m thinking a wolf spider but not sure. He’s pretty big, the picture isn’t the best as I forgot to check the picture to see if it looked okay before my mom scared him off.

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    61. I live in Woodacre, CA.
      THIS big ol’ spider decided to casually walk across my living room floor, and I was shocked. I have never seen any spider this big here before. Any thoughts on what this might be?

      it’s about 3/4” from nose to butt, and with the legs extended it’s about 2.5”. reddish brown body with a tan butt.

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    62. PNW (Southern Oregon) Found under a box in my garage. It’s very hot here right now. No web nearby. My child stepped on him when I went to get my camera. Spider is about the size of a Penny.

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    64. I picked it up off kitchen floor and tossed into the trash since I was not fully awake. I felt a small prick. I wanted to put it outside when I realized it was a spider, but really want to identify it as soon as possible. Can you please help me? Do I need to see a Dr.as I have some health issues? Thank you for any help.

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      1. It looks like a small wolf spider. The bite shouldn’t be poisonous unless your allergic. Should be like a bee sting at worst.

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    65. Hi there! I found this spider in my house in Spokane, WA. It looks identical to a camel spider but I didn’t know they could live in the Pacific Northwest. Is that true?

      It’s about an inch and a half long including it’s legs and our house is surrounded by fields and old farm sheds.

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      1. I always called these banana spiders. I believe they are just called garden spiders though. They always were my favorites as a kid.

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    67. Spider is about .25″, cream colored with dark legs. Cobweb style web. Low to the ground in dark area between garbage can and boxes for recycling. I couldn’t get the camera to focus right at the small size, so forgive the image quality

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    69. Beautiful huge spider with egg sac (?) on our front porch. Having trouble identifying. Her leg spread must be at least 2 inches across.

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    70. This is a small reddish brown spider found indoors in south Florida.couldn’t see any markings. Reddish brown but the lower body is a darker brown.

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    74. PNW, western Washington state, found in pile of wood and by woodshed outside. This was smaller one, body sizes of these spiders were 1 inches +

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    75. Found near Salt Lake City. There are at least 100 of these with large webs in an open area. It wouldn’t roll over for a top side pic. Any ideas?

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    81. My cat killed this spider. It was in the bathroom. It’s the second I’ve found in about 6 months. I suspected it to be a wolf spider but is on the larger side. The patterns are a bit different than most I’m familiar with the body is about an inch long and the legs may be slightly longer. Im in Tennessee

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    82. The quality of this photo may be too poor for you to identify; but I felt something crawling on my neck, and knocked this to the ground. It’s small and translucent; however, it’s legs seem to have some color. Are you able to identify it?

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    83. Found this in a Middletown, DE. Parking lot. This was the size of my hand. I first thought it was a fake spider…then it started moving.

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    84. Found in Raleigh, North Carolina (August)

      Spider was medium sized (0.5-1.0″ inch body) with long legs. It appeared to jump when it ran, and its two front legs pointed forward rather than to the side. It was found inside a house, on the curtain of an exterior door.

      Its primary color is a medium brown with mottled darker brown/black spots on its legs, and some lighter tan/golden striation on its body. Its mandibles (?) are a lighter golden as well. The legs do have some hair on them, but the spider is not noticeably hairy overall. Its front section appears somewhat round and flat, and at a glance, the pattern on its front section somewhat resembles an hourglass, but I don’t feel confident saying so.

      The underside of its body is noticeably golden – much lighter than the top side. And the underside of the legs are more dark gray instead of brown. They do not appear to have the same striation that the topside does.

      As directed, will repost with each image.

      Picture 1: Extended legs [[this comment]]
      Picture 2: Topside
      Picture 3: Underside
      Picture 4: Size comparison to quarter coin

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      1. Found in Raleigh, North Carolina (August)

        Spider was medium sized (0.5-1.0″ inch body) with long legs. It appeared to jump when it ran, and its two front legs pointed forward rather than to the side. It was found inside a house, on the curtain of an exterior door.

        Its primary color is a medium brown with mottled darker brown/black spots on its legs, and some lighter tan/golden striation on its body. Its mandibles (?) are a lighter golden as well. The legs do have some hair on them, but the spider is not noticeably hairy overall. Its front section appears somewhat round and flat, and at a glance, the pattern on its front section somewhat resembles an hourglass, but I don’t feel confident saying so.

        The underside of its body is noticeably golden – much lighter than the top side. And the underside of the legs are more dark gray instead of brown. They do not appear to have the same striation that the topside does.

        As directed, will repost with each image.

        Picture 1: Extended legs
        Picture 2: Topside [[this comment]]
        Picture 3: Underside
        Picture 4: Size comparison to quarter coin

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    85. Hi,
      I hope all is well for everyone.
      I found this spider in the kids pool. I’ve looked quite extensively and I cannot identify this spider. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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    86. Found in Mendocino County, NorCal. Nursery web markings, but hairless, red legs and no web? Each fencing square is 4 inches. What do you think?

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    88. Trying to figure out what this lil guy is. I saw him in the outdoor bathrooms at a camp site in the La Pine/Bend area of Oregon. It was pretty small, and was black/dark brown with that yellow marking on its abdomen. It didn’t have a web and was just chilling on the wall (not dead I checked), I then later found a suuuper tiny baby spider on me that had a similar yellow marking so I’m just curious as to what it is!

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    90. Please let me know what type of spider this is. Legs are quite long. Wrb was erratic, but not sure if web belongs to this spider or if it was trapped in another spider’s web. Found outside behind a rack of garden tools in Western Washington.

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    92. Found while camping I believe it’s a western spotted orb weaver but unsure. Found near a meadow on an outbuilding at a campground in big trees state park. Came out at night and was hanging out near this light.

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    95. I found this on a leaf in a tree in Sacramento CA. I moved it to take a picture and it hardly moved the whole time.

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    97. This was in my front stoop in SW Missouri. Already half dead so upside down…Long legs. Lighter stomach with small dots.

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      2. I’ve always called them wolf spiders, though there’s multiple different ones I seem to confuse with the wolf spider. One I get mixed up with them is the funnel weaver. They’re so similar to me, and both are really common around here (I’m also in SW MO!). Maybe someone else will confirm or refute for you.

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      2. thats not a spider , it looks to be a deer tick or wood tick, or could possibly be a type of louse…. in any case, it wants to suck your blood, so smash these dead when you find one, they are known to carry many diseases that can kill you if left untreated, lyme disease, spotted fever, tularemia, etc.

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    102. Found this spider on a wall outside my storage in Santa Barbara, CA. Can anyone identify it for me? Thanks!

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    104. Hello, thanks for your helpful website! I photographed this spider in the evening at our house in a suburb of San Diego in Southern California, at the end of August. The big round web is always gone in the morning, then in the evening she (?) rebuilds the web. The spider is about an inch in size, without the legs. I thought it was a Spotted Orb Weaver but then found on your website that they’re supposedly not in California; but the Western Spotted Orb Weaver pictures didn’t look like the one in my photo? Thanks for any thoughts & insights. It’s been fun to watch and photograph this spider.

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    105. In Pensacola, Florida

      Please identify if possible. The spider is at least an inch long body with legs longer than body. Mostly black. Underside (not photographed) seems to have white and yellow markings.

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    109. Found this spider in Buffalo, NY. It’s a bit larger than a dime. It was crawling on the wall near my desk. Body and legs are brown. Any idea what it is?

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    115. I’m thinking Woodlouse? The body was more white that this. There’s dirt on it. I feel bad for killing it but I had to go to urgent care a month ago for a spider bite and they couldn’t identify what bit me.

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    122. Wandering across front porch railing in Barberton OH mid September. Was walking across the vertical surface and trailing a thread of silk behind it from the previous picket, which it appeared to be using to help carry the weight of its abdomen.

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    124. We are seeing these on lower level of our coastal SW Florida home. Very large fat brown body, at least 1″, very long and thick legs relative to the body. Seems like Wolf spider or maybe some sort of common House Spider?

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    125. Hi, I found this spider in my finished basement in Portland, OR. This is the second one I have captured and relocated outside. I have tried to ID but still unsure. Wolf spider? Giant crab spider? Other?
      Thanks!

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    129. This spider is in our back yard, coastal Georgia. The web is huge, and in several dimensions. I’m glad I saw the web while working in the yard and did not run into it! Who knows how long it took the spider to make it!

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    131. I found this spider crawling on my door’s molding inside my house. Not sure what kind it is. It looks like it has reddish legs? In Reston, VA.

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    133. I was wearing shorts and felt something on my calf. This guy was crawling north up my leg. I brushed it off and took this picture.

      The spider was a little under an inch total length. I would guess the body was about a half an inch. If you can identify this spider, please reply to this post. This was found in Orange County, CA. in Rancho Santa Margarita.

      I didn’t feel a bite from this guy, but some unseen spider has been biting us lately. It leaves a warm red raised lump about an inch in diameter. It itches like crazy and lasts for several days.

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    134. Sorry, the photo for my comment is in this post.

      I was wearing shorts and felt something on my calf. This guy was crawling north up my leg. I brushed it off and took this picture.

      The spider was a little under an inch total length. I would guess the body was about a half an inch. If you can identify this spider, please reply to this post. This was found in Orange County, CA. in Rancho Santa Margarita.

      I didn’t feel a bite from this guy, but some unseen spider has been biting us lately. It leaves a warm red raised lump about an inch in diameter. It itches like crazy and lasts for several days.

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    135. Found this spider along with several egg sacks in my bathroom trash can under the trash bag. The trash bag gets changed out every week so it happened very quickly. It looks like there’s eggs also on the spider but it doesn’t look like a wolf spider. I can’t tell what it is. Please help!

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    136. Here’s an extra picture just to show all the egg sacks that were in the trash can. When I found it the spider was dead.

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    139. Spider seen in Broomfield, CO in October in a huge, round web. Body is about 1.5″. I don’t think I’ve seen a spider this big in Colorado before!

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    141. This little one built a web in my second story window. Just been maxin’ and relaxin’ all day. Can someone help me identify it? The hairs and shape had me thinking jumping spider, but this one is obviously a web builder of some kind.

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    142. What spider is this?
      Found in Boston, MA
      Fairly large (maybe 2” overall length including legs) spider with a distinct white cross on its back and striped legs.

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    144. Wondering what type of spider this is… found in Pomona, California. It looked to be about 0.5 to 1 inch in length.

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    145. Found this under my roof in La Habra,CA. Never seen one like this around here before. About 3” total length. Body is about the size of a quarter.

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    146. Just got bite by this spider on the toe. It stung at first but I haven’t had much pain after and not too much swelling

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    148. Been finding these inside and around my house. Have small kids and working on getting someone out. Any chance any know what they are? 😔 located in San Diego (Bonita). I realize it’s not the best photo.

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    149. I have two, the dark one I think is a wolf spider, but not 100% sure. It is inside.
      The 2nd one is on my front porch, makes webs all over the place.
      My main concern is if it’s poisonous…

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    151. ID Request: So, this little guy just bit me. I live in central Texas. Hoping you can help me figure out the species. Either that, or I wake up with web shooters. What do you think?

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    155. Hello I found this microscopic spider with a white back and from what I can see a orange stripe or dot underneath it, I used the tool to see what it is but no help so I’ll try to take a picture and show u guys since the spider is so tiny!!, even a fruit fly is gigantic to it 😅 so please lmk what it is thank you, I found it in NY in queens on Atlantic Ave and Lefferts in my dad’s butcher shop

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    156. Hello I found this microscopic spider with a white back and from what I can see a orange stripe or dot underneath it, I used the tool to see what it is but no help so I’ll try to take a picture and show u guys since the spider is so tiny!!, even a fruit fly is gigantic to it 😅 so please lmk what it is thank you, I found it in NY in queens on Atlantic Ave and Lefferts in my dad’s butcher shop this Pic from the top and the other pic is the bottom

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    157. Hello I found this microscopic spider with a white back and from what I can see a orange stripe or dot underneath it, I used the tool to see what it is but no help so I’ll try to take a picture and show u guys since the spider is so tiny!!, even a fruit fly is gigantic to it 😅 so please lmk what it is thank you, I found it in NY in queens on Atlantic Ave and Lefferts in my dad’s butcher shop this Pic is the spider size compared to my finger just look how tiny

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    158. Working under a Blue Bird vintage bus (motor home) in Lake Hughes California
      When this silver dollar sized beast dropped on my neck😳

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    160. This guy (or gal) built a huge web outside of my front door. I think the porch light brings a bevy of bugs which get caught in its web. I’d like to know what kind of spider this is?

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    161. This guy (or gal) built a huge web outside of my front door. I think the porch light brings a bevy of bugs which get caught in its web. I’d like to know what kind of spider this is? We are in north Georgia.

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    164. I used the ID tool but did not find a spider that looked like this. Is it a yellow sac? It seems to dark on the abdomen though. I found it in the house. Los Angeles, California.

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    166. Hi, this little buddy has been hanging out on my front doorframe in Denver, CO for over a week. Thought it was a wolf spider at first, but I’m not sure anymore.

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    169. Hello! I found this little dude in my Southern California home (Northernmost Orange County 10ish miles inland) and I wanted some help with identification! Coloration is a brownish cream color with two big black stripes running down the sides of the back. Appearance is about 7mm in length (the picture was taken on college ruled paper so it makes a good scale) and the spider has some hairs on its legs. There are long feelers on the face in addition to the eight legs that are vertically situated. Thanks!

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    170. Hi all! This beautiful spider was found inside a library in Austin, Texas. It was very docile. I’ve been searching the internet for hours trying to ID it, but I’ve had no luck. Thank you!

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    171. I woke up to this crawling sensation on my arm. Swiped my arm and instinctually knew it was a spider. Turned the light on and saw this dead on my bed. As a lifelong arachnophob, I did not return to bed and had to figure out a way to dispose for about an hour. It looked brown, dark color with an oval/long abdomen. Medium size. I’m located in Hawaii. Wondering which type of spider eek.

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    174. Found this one walking on my (cool) stove. It is about 0.5 inches from head to tail. The head and legs are primarily black with white markings, the legs are short, the head appears to be shaped flat (when looking at it head-on, like a bulldog’s face. The back part of the spider (abdomin?) is greyish cream color and is much larger than the rest of the spider.

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    175. Is this spider harmless we have a knat problem in our house hopefully this guy can eat away at said problem ? Without hurting my kids

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    176. I know one of the two spiders is a triangulate cobweb spider (Steatoda triangulosa) however I do not know what the second one is that invaded her web. I have seen a few in our home since some neighboring woods got taken down. I was only able to get this picture as it was in a stare off with an unhappy mom protecting her egg sac. Others that look the same run away fast.

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    177. Hey, had this spider bite me on the neck. In SC, body is about an inch, brownish tan main coloring with black patterns
      Eyes seem to be in two columns of 4 in the middle of the face. Brownish/tan stripes down the legs. Probably a fishing spider, but I’m not sure. Knowing it’s not medically significant helps ease my thoughts.

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    179. Found in Western NY in our garage. However, note that we travel back and forth from Florida multiple times per year. It’s about the size of a quarter and has some of the brown recluse characteristics but I know juveniles can be different.

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    181. This spider was about 3 to 3.5 inches if legs were flattened. Noticed in the fall of 2023 under a paver when working

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    182. Dateland, Yuma County, AZ. I came across at least two of these spiders in the Palomas Mountains. The 1st & 3rd legs about twice the length of the body. The 4th legs about 3 times; and the 2nd legs about 4 times. The body maybe 1/2 inch long. The abdomen resembles a pill bug.

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    188. Houston, TX
      This spider every couple of days builds a web at night time with what looks like something dead center. The next morning they are gone.

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    190. This is a fairly beautiful spider. It if covered in a bright orange with neon yellow on the outside of each body part at the edge of the orange. This spider doesn’t have a bulb the back if somewhat flat. The only black is on the legs segments that are closest to the body and has a few black specks on the larger area. This is not a hairy/fuzzy spider.

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    193. Hi guys, need help identifying if this spider is dangerous. It was found in the Los Angeles area, in Inglewood-CA. It was in the bedroom, inside baby playpen. It was about an inch long.

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    194. Spotted this in the Antelope Valley region of Southern California.

      I’m not sure what I’m looking at, honestly. It has blond hairs and I can only make out four black legs.

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    195. in Rainier, Washington. I see a lot of these guys in my semi-basement apartment, and so many pictures on the site look similar but others of the same type look very different, so I’m always confused!

      This one’s lost two legs and was just kind of chilling with me as I watched TV.

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    196. There are two spiders in these pictures. The one on top was alive the bottom spider was dead. Chepachet, Rhode Island.

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    197. I couldn’t take a picture of my spider as it was outdoors yesterday, and they were running away from me. It was brown except for the round upturned back. I drew a simplistic picture and a picture of the face I remembered seeing when one was on my leg earlier and I panicked and shook my pant leg until it fell off because I thought it might be poisonous. Sorry, it’s lucky I remembered it looks similar to this, could not find a picture close enough except one with a pattern on the white area but it has no pattern on the white area of my particular spider.

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    198. Our lab alerted me to this guy walking across the ceiling in my office. We are in northern California. I captured him in a cup and places him outside in the yard. What is he? Thank you!

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    199. Central Oklahoma
      This (very small) spider had something black that I believe it was holding/moving around. It held its back two legs against its abdomen, giving it almost a ridge look. The front two were positioned out so the whole body was Y shaped, and I do not know if those were balls at the joints up front or if that was just how the extra legs made it appear. When it moved it was too fast to tell. It had a well defined web and was mostly brown. Sorry for the poor quality images, it was so small that my phone could not really focus so I know this may just be a long shot. Thank you for any help you can give.

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    202. This was found on back porch in a chair as close as it could get to the black trim of an object beside it, looked as if it had drowned in a heavy rain.

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      1. Close up showing the tiny speckled white spots all over body, legs are folded but looked thick & or possibly hairy.

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    203. Micro spider found with her egg sac on the bottom of an arugula leaf in the garden. Black obtuse body, single yellow dot on back, lighter colored legs. Very very small.

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    204. I saw a bunch of these and don’t know what they are. They’re about the size of a dime, dark black, and have a silver skull marking on the back. They like to run and hide under things so they were hard to photograph. Seen in Buena Vista, CO.

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    205. Found this guy in the corner of my bedroom ceiling at noon. He was crawling on the ceiling above my wife’s head last night. I would estimate the body length at 1/4 to 3/8”. I really need to know it’s dangerous, especially since it’s in our bedroom!

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    208. Spider ID Request
      Can’t quite identify this spider. Found it on the screen of a basement window in Cedar Hills, Utah (central Utah), in June.
      About 3/8″ long, slightly hairy, mostly black with white markings. Main 2 eyes are blue/turquoise when sunlight hits them. Tiny spinnerets – not obvious in the picture.

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    209. We found this spider at Jellystone Camp Ground in Natural Bridge, Va. It looks like a Grandaddy Long Legs (Cellar Spider)

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    211. Hi I found this friend in Charleston South Carolina! Would love to know if y’all think they are a trap door spider.

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    214. I cannot for the life of me figure out what kind of orb weaver this is.
      Obviously very small with a cobweb-like web. Black body and abdomen with white spots (seemingly fairly symmetrical) on abdomen. Legs are striped brown and black.
      Not aggressive at all. I took the picture when I was moving her out of a high-traffic work area. I live in Citrus County, Florida so realistically it very well could be an invasive species. Florida has a big problem with that. Just can’t find any identification for the state that lists any species similar to this. Thanks!!!

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    215. I noticed this spider on a web between my charcoal fired Weber grill that was formally left outdoors ( but was recently brought into my garage in prep for moving to a new home) but relocated next a box where it made a connecting web between the box and the grill last night. Appears to be a type of orchard web spider.

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    216. This guy is hanging out in a dark hallway in a crevice of an unfinished doorway. Messy web with a funnel in the opening

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    217. Daughter likely bit by this, causing some kind of venom to spread. In Ohio. She’s taking a topical medicine as precaution

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    218. I found this guy right side my front door. About 18 off porch. Right out in the open. Looks like the one just posted by Gene Zagorsky 2 days ago.

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    219. Found this in my sheets as I was making my bed, about an inch and quarter in length, light brown tannish with a kind of honey design in it’s body

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    220. Found this in my sheets as I was making my bed, about an inch and quarter in length, light brown tannish with a kind of honey bee design in it’s body

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    221. This spider is on my front porch in a rural area between Duncan and Comanche Oklahoma. The board the spider is on is 1 x 2. It was beside the ceiling and that is as close as I can get. Has been there 2 days. Have a lot of orb weavers but this is first one of these I have seen.Legs are striped and large tan spot on the back.

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    222. This little fellow was trying to hide under a Costco water bottle in the bed of my truck. I’ve never seen a spider like this in Western Washington. Must have gotten in my truck as I was trimming shrubbery in my backyard.

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    223. What kind is this?
      Found of the armature of my patio umbrella. Oakland, CA.
      Did have irregular web strands nearby.

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    224. Please help identify? Colors don’t match any from your chart and differ from back to abdomen. She’s beautiful and always hungry as I feed her daily. Located in NW FL. Large orb web and artistic when wrapping her victims using her hind 2 legs which are ~1.5-2” and total body length of ~1”?

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    225. Attached is a photo of the second time I saw a spider like this near my home in Lecanto, FL. The large greenish yellow spot is most characteristic, yet I can’t find anything! The first time I saw one, it strung a web more than 8 feet above my pond, and was closer to 3 inches including legs. Second, you can see he is very small like a pencil eraser, hiding in fern leaves.
      Thanks for your help!

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    227. Found this under my bed in Southern California. Not the best photo, but it was the only one I got before it ran away. It is on the medium / small size spectrum and was pretty fast. I’m just scared it was a brown recluse so I want to rule that out.

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    228. 1. These spiders range in size from small (well under 1 inch) to large (some were probably around 1 inch body). This spider is on the smaller side. There were about ten or so spiders in the same area, each with their own web. There are hairs on the legs and body. The underside of the abdomen has a black spot with white markings around the corners.
      2. Found in Magna, UT
      3. Nate

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    229. Hi, I found this spider in east central Illinois on a car window. It moved around very fast when I approached, and I was worried that it would jump on me if I got too close, so my apologies for the zoomed-in photo. I will see if I can upload more photos for identification purposes. The front two legs were slightly thicker and longer than the others, and you can see banding present on the back legs. It was pretty dark except for the pattern on its back, which is very unique. Its thorax had some color to it in addition to the obvious white in the photo. Unfortunately it’s hard to tell from this photo, but there was red, yellow, and green, in addition to the white. I’ve honestly never seen anything like it before. What is it? Thank you for the help!

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      1. Another photo of the above described spider from east central Illinois in corn country. A small dark fast spider with longer, thicker front legs, banded back legs, and an unusual pattern on its thorax that was white with other pops of color (I remember there being green, and the first photo I posted showed hints of red and yellow, as well). No web in sight. Moved kind of like a spider that hunts its prey rather than captures it in a web? Not sure, never seen anything like it before in my life.

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        1. Another photo of the above described spider from east central Illinois in corn country. A small dark fast spider with slightly longer and thicker front legs, banded back legs, and an unusual pattern on its thorax that was white with pops of red, yellow, and green. No web in sight.

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          1. Another photo of the above described spider from east central Illinois in corn country, zoomed out for some size context. A small dark fast-moving spider with slightly longer and thicker front legs, banded back legs, and an unusual pattern on its thorax that was white with pops of red, yellow, and green.

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    231. Looking for identity of this spider found in Northern NJ (along the NY State border). Web was spun between my A/C condenser and the wall, maybe 12-15 inches. Random web, not an orb. Spider not skittish, did not back away from camera lens. Size, a little smaller than a quarter tip-to-tip. Body about 3/8″ long, under 1/4″ thick. Spider was gone this morning.

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    232. 8 legs, with two extra thicker appendages up front along with two black pointed, hooked ‘teeth’ up near the mouth. Mostly brown body with a darker extended thorax. Photo taken in Gillette, Wyoming by Dan Robertson. Hook got me in the finger right through the paper towel I used to convince it to depart the store…

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    233. Anyone have an ID for this spider? Very small and skittish. Doesn’t seem to be hairy, the body is more red in sunlight. Alternating stripes on the legs, and a darker pattern on the abdomen. (Almost looks like a face, to me) The picture attached is it near my bath mat, so you can see how small it is compared to the fibers. Taken in Siloam Springs Arkansas

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    236. Tiny little jumping spider taking a ride on my car. Seen in N. Pennsylvania. I’ve tried finding the species, but no luck.

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    238. I found this little guy suspended on a silk line about a foot away from our house. I directed it over to the side of the house and took its picture.

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    240. I would like to know if this is a brown recluse? I can’t get a good picture to see if there is a violin. It’s on a wall in my garage.

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      1. I would like to know if this is a brown recluse? I can’t get a good picture to see if there is a violin. It’s on a wall in my garage.

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    241. Found this spider in my home in Logan Utah. I’m super curious as to what type of spider it is. I know the picture is not very good quality. It’s a black spider, with a white stripe down it’s back, and a reddish abdomen. It’s got legs that start out black, but become a light tan color. It’s also quite small.

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    242. I found this spider on a vinyl fence near my duck enclosure. We are a pretty spider friendly house but this one was fairly large and has me cautious. It’s hanging upside down so I could only get side and abdomen views. The web was messy.

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    243. Found this spider in my house and relocated outside. I have not encountered this species previously.

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    244. Found a bunch of these while weeding throughout my Wolfcreek/Sinks Grove-area farm’s potato patch (some of the weeds were larger than the potato plants 🙃) in Monroe County, West Virginia . 3-4″ from one end of leg to the other, body seems to be only one section, probably 3/4″ long, gray-brown (taupe) w/some sort of a pattern on the back (like an urn?) & two black eyes on top.

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    245. Found a bunch of these while weeding throughout my Wolfcreek/Sinks Grove-area farm’s potato patch (some of the weeds were larger than the potato plants 🙃) in Monroe County, West Virginia . 3-4″ from one end of leg to the other, body seems to be only one section, probably 3/4″ long, gray-brown (taupe) w/some sort of a pattern on the back (like an urn?) & two black eyes on top. Thank you!

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    246. Found a bunch of these while weeding throughout my Wolfcreek/Sinks Grove-area farm’s potato patch (some of the weeds were larger than the potato plants 🙃) in Monroe County, West Virginia . 3-4″ from one end of leg to the other, body seems to be only one section, probably 3/4″ long, gray-brown (taupe) w/some sort of a pattern on the back (like an urn?) & two black eyes on top. Thank you!

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      1. Hey Mariann! I know I don’t work for the site, but I’m fairly sure this is a tailless whip scorpion, also called Amblypygi! They are similar to but not to be confused with vinegaroons aka whip scorpions, those are actually scorpions while Amblypygi are spiders despite the name! Both are arachnids though haha. They don’t really bite and have no venom, but the spikes on their pedipalps can hurt if they try to grab onto you with them. Hope this helps!

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    249. On the yellow part of the body, it looks like an inscription.

      Found in central California in Bishop.

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    251. Hi, neat site!
      We’re in SE Arizona, at a place çalled Pearce, AZ. Took a photo tonight of a spider I don’t think I’ve ever seen before, sorry no size reference but I’d say the body was about just shy of an inch long. Sorry for poor photo quality

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    252. It wasn’t huge, but bigger than the tiny little spiders I’m used to seeing around the house. I saw it in the garage(you can see in the picture how it’s on the bottom of the garage door, which is currently connecting w the floor) and it wasn’t very detailed. I didn’t see any spinnerets on it, and the legs are pretty proportionate to the body, but as you can see it does have the very distinctive lighter stripes paralleling down its first half. It seemed mainly a very dark brown aside from that, though, without any distinct patterns on the legs or anything. I also believe it had some short hairs, but don’t quote me on that. I know for sure it wasn’t hairless.

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    255. Found this beauty in Sandusky, Ohio. It was hanging out on my car mirror. I’d guess the body was about 1/2″- 1″ with legs up to 1 1/2″ long. Cream and brown body with legs that are cream with red and brown bands. It’s one of the bigger spiders I’ve seen in a while, that wasn’t an orb Weaver. I’ve never seen this one before and am curious about it.

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    256. Size of a quarter , has a regular web he makes every night, disappears in the morning, back the following night

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    258. Long body, black with yellow markings. Legs with yellow and orange bands. I’ve never seen this type. Can someone identify please?

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      1. These are all over the place where I live, they’re usually called Black and Yellow Garden Orb-Weavers (Argiope aurantia). Fairly large and even shake they’re webs if you get close! Be careful around them, the bites aren’t lethal from what I’ve gathered but they hurt quite a bit! I don’t work for the site by the way I just know this one from a lot of experience haha. Have a nice day!

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    267. This spider had a yellow to light brown color with black marking at each foot. Webbing was round. Found in south east Michigan.

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    268. Found this spider with a black cephalothorax and cream or white-colored abdomen, with legs that are brown or cream-colored. Found inside in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

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    272. Hello! Northern Nevada is where we are. Found this window type looking spider. Super pretty. Just wanted to know exactly what she/he is, in case I need to rehome to a safer area for us and the spider. Little guy is in my garage at the moment.

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    273. I found this beautiful spider on our property bordering the Ouachita National Forest in Arkansas. I’ve searched pictures to try and identify it but with no resolution. I’d like to know, can you help?

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    275. Here’s one I found on my porch! It’s pretty small, I’m thinking it’s some kind of grass spider but wasn’t sure. I live in Smithfield, Virginia. There’s bands on the legs and it’s slightly furry looking but not like a wolf spider if that makes sense. Different shades of browns all over. Thanks in advance!

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    278. This spider is outside my back door, weaving a bicycle tire sized, round, somewhat symmetrical web each day. Her body is about the size of a nickle. There is another one at the front door about the size of a dime. They aim to keep me inside! I’m in southern Virginia.

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    279. Near North Vernon Indiana. A friend brought me a spider hed found while digging in his yard. The whole nest was included, trap door and everything. Its been suggested elsewhere that its Ummidia audouini.

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    280. Near North Vernon Indiana. A friend brought me a spider hed found while digging in his yard. The whole nest was included, trap door and everything. Its been suggested elsewhere that its Ummidia audouini. I can add photos of the trap door if needed

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    281. I am trying to identify this spider. It has an irregular web and looks different from the garden spiders I’ve seen in my area. It like a grey/yellowish strip body and long legs. There seems to be a reddish spot at the very back bottom of the spider.

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    287. This spider is finding its way into the house from a bathtub drain overflow access. a small specimen so I am having a hard time properly identifying it. Any help would be appreciated.

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    288. I found this one in Ventura California. It has a dark green or black Christmas tree shaped feature on its abdomen.

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    289. I found this little girl in my home and tried putting her outside but it is too cold in Wyoming right now, so I placed her in my defunct fairy garden on Friday afternoon. I decided to purchase a habitat to keep her in for the winter and release her in the spring if she is still with me. That was on Friday afternoon. She happily explored her surroundings through the weekend but on Monday night she disappeared! I think she may have burrowed in to the substrate and is hunkered down. I am just going to leave her be and hope she makes an appearance. I believe she is a bold jumping spider based on coloring and the fact there are so few varieties in Wyoming. Can you confirm? Any suggestions on how to find her would also be appreciated. Thanks!

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    293. I was actually taking a picture of something else and didn’t see that this spider had photo-bombed me until later. Picture taken at a garden center in Tulsa, OK.

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    294. Great information! I always found spiders fascinating but was unsure about identifying them. The detailed descriptions and photos you provided will definitely help me recognize the various species in my area. Thanks for sharing!

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    295. seen multiple times indoors
      the two bottom left legs i broke trying to contain
      i have seen it in thin tangled webs before

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    296. My cat chased this spider from the bathroom to the kitchen. This is the second I’ve seen like this so far this spring.

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    297. This spider was walking on a side wall of my house (outdoors) dragging a large mosquito hawk! It paused and looked like it may have been eating. Never seen anything like this one. Hairy around edges of abdomen and also hairs sticking out around the small cream colored spots on the back upper side. I’m guessing about 1/2 inch? I usually leave spiders alone if they are outdoors but I’d like to know if I need to move this one elsewhere!

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    298. Caught on the bottom of my DVD rack late at night by my cat. Best picture I could get, top two legs pretty long, bottom two shorter. pretty small in size
      DFW, TX

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    299. Can you tell me what type of spider this is? It was found in my daughters bedroom while cleaning. We’ve never seen one like this before.
      This is after I shot it with the salt gun.

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    300. I came across this in my garage this weekend. White kind of spider is it? Is it dangerous? I live in SF Bay Area in Ca.

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