Araneae: Spiders

ARANEIDAE, TETRAGNATHIDAE, NEPHILINAE - ORB-WEAVING SPIDERS

Pretty Orbweaver (Eriophora nephiloides)

Giant Tropical Orbweaver (Eriophora fuliginea)

Orb Weaver Spider (Araneinae)

Spinybacked Orb Weaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis) feeding on fly

Silver Zigzag Spider (Argiope argentata)

Spined Micrathena (Micrathena gracilis)

Bolas Spider

Orchard Spider (Leucauge sp.)

Long-Jawed Orbweaver Spider (Tetragnatha extensa)

Tentweb Spider (Cyrtophora sp.)

Hawaiian Garden Spider (Argiope appensa)

Orbweaver (Bijoaraneus sp.)

Orbweaver

Button Orbweaver (Anepsion sp.)

AGELENIDAE - GRASS SPIDERS

Grass Spider (Agenelopsis potteri)

Grass Spider (Agenelopsis potteri)

Grass Spider (Agenelopsis potteri)

CTENIDAE - WANDERING SPIDERS

Phoneutria depilata

Phoneutria depilata

THOMISIDAE - CRAB SPIDERS

Flower Crab Spider (Isaloides sp.)

Eurasian Leaflitter Crab Spider (Ozyptila praticola)

Ground crab spider (Xysticus sp.)

Crab spider

Octopus spider (Tmarus sp.)

Masked Crab Spider (Thomisus labefactus)

Elongate Green Crab Spider (Oxytate sp.)

Ant-Mimicking Crab Spider (Amyciaea forticeps)

Tuberculated Crab Spider (Tmarus angulatus)

Crab spider

SALTICIDAE - JUMPING SPIDERS

Caribbean Green Jumping Spider (Lyssomanes viridis) - First Place and Grand Prize Winner, 2022 Royal Ontario Museum Junior Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Jumping Spider (Salticidae, possibly a Telamonia species)

Jumping Spider (Salticidae, possibly a Telamonia species)

Jumping Spider (Salticidae)

Bold Jumping Spider (Phiddipus audax)

Bold Jumping Spider (Phiddipus audax)

Jumping Spider (Harmochirus brachiatus)

Iridescent Jumping Spider (Chapoda sp.)

Jumping Spider (Salticidae)

Red Weaver Ant-mimicking Spider (Myrmaplata plataleoides)

Red Weaver Ant-mimicking Spider (Myrmaplata plataleoides)

Jumping Spider (Portia sp.)

SCYTODIDAE - SPITTING SPIDERS

Spitting spider (Scytodes sp.)

Long-legged Spitting Spider (Scytodes longipes)

Long-legged Spitting Spider (Scytodes longipes)

SPARASSIDAE: HUNTSMAN SPIDERS

Wandering-spider Mimick Huntsman (Undescribed- genus subject to change but currently Olios)

Wandering-spider Mimick Huntsman (Undescribed- genus subject to change but currently Olios)

Wandering-spider Mimick Huntsman (Undescribed- genus subject to change but currently Olios)

Heteropoda venatoria

Huntsman spider (Heteropoda sp.)

Huntsman Spider (Olios sp.)

Hersiliidae - bark spiders

Two-Tailed Bark Spider (Hersiliidae)

Two-Tailed Bark Spider (Hersiliidae)

DYSDERIDAE - WOODLOUSE SPIDERS

Woodlouse spider (Dysdera crocata)

Uloboridae - FEATHER-LEGGED ORB WEAVERS

Ninja star ceiling spider (Zosis geniculata)

Feather-legged Lace Weaver (Uloborus plumipes)

Theridiidae - Comb-footed Spiders

Northern Black Widow (Latrodectus variolus)

American House Spider (Parasteatoda tepidariorum)

False Black Widow Spider (Steatoda sp.)

Theraphosidae - Tarantulas

Hispaniolan Red Birdeater Tarantula (Phormictopus atrichomatus)

ANCYLOMETIDAE - GIANT FISHING SPIDERS