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Pisaurina Mira – American Nursery Web Spider

By usaspidersPosted on December 13, 2019December 19, 2020Posted in Pisauridae - Nursery Web SpiderTagged Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hairy:Yes, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Large, LegLength:Long, LegLength:Medium, LegPattern:Uniform, Louisiana, maine, Maryland, massachusetts, Medium, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, new hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, P:Brown, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, S:Black, S:Brown, S:None, S:White, South Carolina, Spinnerets:Yes, Tennessee, Texas, vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin78 Comments

Piraurina Mira, commonly called nursery web spider, is a brown spider species with long legs. They are endemic to the Eastern USA. American nursery web spiders are often confused with wolf spiders or fishing spiders. The best way to identify Nursery Web Spiders from their lookalikes is by examining their eye patterns. If you are […]

Trachelas Tranquillus – Broad-Faced Sac Spider

By usaspidersPosted on December 13, 2019February 5, 2021Posted in TrachelidaeTagged Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hairy:No, Hairy:Yes, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, LegLength:Medium, LegPattern:Uniform, maine, Maryland, massachusetts, Medium, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, new hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, P:Grey, P:Red, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, S:Grey, S:Red, Small, South Carolina, Spinnerets:No, Spinnerets:Yes, Tennessee, vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin44 Comments

The Trachelas Transquillus, or broad-faced sac spider is a spider that is native to the Eastern part of the United States, especially in New England. The spider is an outdoor spider and can usually only be found in homes during the autumn months, when temperatures fall outside. Trachelas Tranquillus Description The Broad-Faced Sac Spider has […]

Araneus diadematus – The European Garden Spider

By usaspidersPosted on December 13, 2019August 1, 2021Posted in Aranidae - Orb WeaverTagged California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hairy:Yes, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Large, LegLength:Medium, LegPattern:Banded, maine, Maryland, massachusetts, Medium, Michigan, Minnesota, new hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, P:Brown, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, S:Black, S:Grey, S:White, vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin51 Comments

Araneus diadematus, also called the European garden spider or the cross spider is an orb weaver spider with an iconic white cross on its body. It is found in every US state and across Europe. The European garden spider is one of the more interesting spiders to watch. It will come out at around dusk […]