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Araneus Marmoreus – Marbled Orb Weaver

By usaspidersPosted on December 15, 2019December 15, 2019Posted in Orb WeaverTagged Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, maine, Maryland, massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, new hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, WisconsinNo Comments

Araneus marmoreus, The marbled orb weaver is a colorful orb weaver species. Due to its orange color, it is sometimes also referred to as pumpkin spider. The marbled orb weaver can be found throughout the east of the United States and in Canada. Marbled orb weaver description The Marbled Orb Weaver can have several appearances. […]

Kukulcania Hibernalis – Southern House Spider

By usaspidersPosted on December 15, 2019December 15, 2019Posted in Southern House SpiderTagged Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, VirginiaNo Comments

Kukulcania hibernalis, the Southern House Spider is a large brown spider that can be found throughout the Southern United States, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Southern House Spider Description The southern house spider has a dark brown body and legs. Due to its size and coloration, the southern house spider is often mistaken […]

Neoscona crucifera – Spotted Orb Weaver

By usaspidersPosted on December 14, 2019December 15, 2019Posted in Orb WeaverTagged Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, maine, Maryland, massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, new hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, WisconsinNo Comments

Neoscona crucifera, commonly known as the spotted orbweaver, is an orb weaver species indigenous to the Eastern part of North America. Description of the spotted orb weaver The abdomen, which is usually a shade of brown or reddish brown, has a slight pattern but nothing that stands out, and is usually covered with thick hairs. […]

Latrodectus – Black Widow Spider

By usaspidersPosted on December 14, 2019December 14, 2019Posted in Black WidowTagged Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Venomous, Virginia, Washington, WisconsinNo Comments

Latrodectus, the black widow spider is one of the most famed and feared spider genera in the world. Hollywood tends to use only one kind of Black Widow in its films. It is always shown as a shiny black spider with a red hourglass on the underneath side of its abdomen. However, this is not […]

Loxosceles reclusa – Brown Recluse

By usaspidersPosted on December 14, 2019December 15, 2019Posted in RecluseTagged Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Venomous1 Comment

The brown recluse, loxosceles reclusa, is one of the more dangerous spiders indigenous in the United States. While usually not life-threatening, a brown recluse bite might lead to severe skin damage. This page gives an overview of how to identify a brown recluse and in which states in the US it appears. Brown Recluse Description […]

Dysdera Crocata – Woodlouse Spider

By usaspidersPosted on December 13, 2019December 14, 2019Posted in Woodlouse SpiderTagged Alabama, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, maine, Maryland, massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, new hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, vermont, Virginia, Washington, West VirginiaNo Comments

As the name suggests, the dysdera crocata, or commonly called woodlouse spider, primarily preys on woodlice. The spider can be found all around the world. In the United States, it is mostly seen in the states along the East Coast until Wisconsin and the Mississippi River. Signification population also exist on the West Coast from […]

Leucauge venusta – Orchard Spider

By usaspidersPosted on December 13, 2019December 13, 2019Posted in Orb WeaverTagged Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, maine, Maryland, massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, new hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, WisconsinNo Comments

Leucauge venusta, commonly called orchard spider is an orb weaver spider that can be found in the Eastern US states, Canada and Central America. Unlike many other orb weavers, the orchard spider is a very colorful spider. Orchard spider description The abdomen is elongated and is silvery or white with colored markings. Those markings can […]

Pisaurina Mira – American Nursery Web Spider

By usaspidersPosted on December 13, 2019December 14, 2019Posted in Nursery Web SpiderTagged Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, maine, Maryland, massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, new hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, WisconsinNo Comments

Piraurina Mira, commonly called nursery web spider, is a brown spider species with long legs. They are endemic in 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 […]

Menemerus Bivittatus – Grey Wall Jumper

By usaspidersPosted on December 13, 2019December 13, 2019Posted in Jumping SpiderTagged Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, TexasNo Comments

Menemerus Bivittatus, commonly called the grey wall jumper or the grey jumping spider, is a jumping spider that can be found in hot and tropical regions around the world and in the South of the United States. Grey Wall Jumper Description As its name suggests, the grey wall jumper has a grey body color. It […]

Trachelas Tranquillus – Broad-Faced Sac Spider

By usaspidersPosted on December 13, 2019December 13, 2019Posted in Sac SpiderTagged Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, maine, Maryland, massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, new hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, WisconsinNo Comments

The Trachelas Transquillus, or broad-faced sac spider is a spider that is native in 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 […]