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Argiope aurantia. Argiope aurantia is a species of spider, commonly known as the yellow garden spider, [2] [3] black and yellow garden spider, [4] golden garden spider, [5] writing spider, zigzag spider, zipper spider, black and yellow argiope, corn spider, Steeler spider, or McKinley spider. [6] The species was first described by Hippolyte ...
Neoscona crucifera. (Lucas, 1839) Neoscona crucifera is an orb-weaver spider in the family Araneidae. It is found in the United States from Maine to Florida in the east, to Minnesota in the Midwest, to Arizona in the southwest, southern California coastal communities and in Mexico. Its common names include Hentz orbweaver (after Nicholas ...
Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae (from Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos) 'wolf'), so named for their robust and agile hunting skills and excellent eyesight. They live mostly in solitude, hunt alone, and usually do not spin webs. Some are opportunistic hunters, pouncing upon prey as they find it or chasing it over short distances ...
Bolas spider. A bolas spider is a member of the orb-weaver spider (family Araneidae) that, instead of spinning a typical orb web, hunts by using one or more sticky "capture blobs" on the end of a silk line, known as a "bolas". By swinging the bolas at flying male moths or moth flies nearby, the spider may snag its prey rather like a fisherman ...
Pisaurina mira. ( Walckenaer, 1837) [1] Pisaurina mira, also known as the American nursery web spider, due to the web it raises young in, is a species of spider in the family Pisauridae. They are often mistaken for wolf spiders ( Lycosidae) due to their physical resemblance. P. mira is distinguished by its unique eye arrangement of two rows.
Dolomedes / dɒləˈmiːdiːz / is a genus of large spiders of the family Pisauridae. They are also known as fishing spiders, raft spiders, dock spiders or wharf spiders. Almost all Dolomedes species are semiaquatic, with the exception of the tree-dwelling D. albineus of the southeastern United States. Many species have a striking pale stripe ...
You may lose the spider in the chase and be left with a greater anxiety of where the spider managed to scurry off to, she warns. 3. The Paper Towel Method. Again, pretty self-explanatory—just ...
Hobo spider. The hobo spider ( Eratigena agrestis, formerly Tegenaria agrestis) is a member of the family of spiders known colloquially as funnel web spiders, but not to be confused with the Australian funnel-web spider. Individuals construct a funnel -shaped structure of silk sheeting and lie in wait at the small end of the funnel for prey ...