Spiders

The full size of a Leaf Curling Spider is the size of a 50 cent piece. The size of one leg is like a pin. They have a brown body and a creamy yellow abdomen and pale markings. The scientific name for the Leaf Curling Spider is Phonognatha graeffei. Normally the female’s size is about 8mm and […]

The family Mimetidae, commonly called pirate spiders, are spiders which typically feed on other spiders. The family Mimetidae contains roughly 200 species divided among 12 genera, of which Mimetus and Ero are the most common. Mimetids are usually yellow and brown and are usually 3 to 7 mm long. Mimetids can be recognized by the rows of spine-like hairs on their long front legs; the rows […]

Wandering Spiders are large, with bodies reaching up to 2 inches (5 centimeters) and leg spans reaching about 6 inches (15 cm). The species vary in color, though all are hairy, mostly brown and may have a black spot on their bellies. These arachnids “are called wandering spiders because they do not build webs but wander […]

​Zoropsis spinimana is a spider species, belonging to the family Zoropsidae. It is distributed widely in the Mediterranean, but reaches into Russia, and was introduced to the United States, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area. Males of the spider species Zoropsis spinimana reach a length of about 10–12 millimetres (0.39–0.47 in), while females are 15–18 millimetres (0.59–0.71 in) long. […]

Lynx spiders get their name from the way that they sometimes pounce on their prey in a catlike fashion. These spiders spend their time hunting for insects in bushes and low plants. They are fast runners, but can occasionally be seen lying in wait for prey beside flowers. They build no web for prey capture, […]

Black and Grey House Spiders are widely distributed in southern and eastern Australia and are also found in the United States. Their webs form untidy, lacy silk sheets with funnel-like entrances. Black House Spiders are found on tree trunks, logs, rock walls and buildings (in window frames, wall crevices, etc). Badumna longinquus may be found in […]

Hacklemesh Weaver Spiders (or Hackledmesh Weaver), Callobius Bennetti, belong to the Callobius family which is a spider genus in the family Amaurobiidae.  Amaurobiidae is a family of spiders also known as “tangled nest spiders”, “night spiders” or “hacklemesh weavers”. These cribellate spiders of medium size look similar to the related Agelenidae, (funnel weavers) but have shorter legs and much smaller spinnerets. They share many […]