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Spiders - Arachnids - Araneae

Nature Photography - up close - By Phil

Macro Photography
of
Spiders


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SPIDER: Any of numerous arachnids of the order Araneae, having a body divided into a cephalothorax bearing eight legs, two poison fangs, and two feelers and an unsegmented abdomen bearing several spinnerets that produce the silk used to make nests, cocoons, or webs for trapping insects.

PURPOSE:
This image gallery has been created to assist visitors with answering that age old question, "What's that spider?"  Currently, the spider identification is specific to those spiders in Douglas County, Elkton, Oregon - basically, everything that shows up in and around my yard.  These spiders are, however, found in many other parts of the U.S., therefore the images should help in the identification of spiders outside this area, as well.

Please note: Identification of many spiders, and for that matter insects in general, are often not easily made to the species level - to identify to the species level would require photo details not easily captured in most images - that, or you'd have to dissect the specimen.  Whenever a specific species identification could be made, I include it.  Sometimes, however, the ID will only go to genus, sub-family or family.  Also note, many spiders do not have specific common names, like Golden Orb Weaver.  In cases like that, I use the generic name associated with the family/sub-family/genus ID, like Jumping Spider or Lynx Spider.

PHOTOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS, DATES AND CAMERA SETTINGS:
- Unless otherwise noted, all spider images were taken in Northern Douglas County, in and around Elkton, Oregon.

- The date each photograph was taken appears under each thumbnail image.

- Camera settings for each image are presented on the enlargement page for that image.  To view an enlargement, click the thumbnail image you wish to see enlarged.


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To assist in Spider identification of spiders in Oregon, contained on this page are thumbnail links to the following spiders - to view an enlargement, click the image:

* * * True Spiders * * *
Infraorder Areneomorphae
The most evolved of the spiders

Cobweb Spiders - family Theridiidae
American House Spider - Achaeranea tepidariorum
Cobweb Spider - Enoplognatha latimenta
Cobweb Spider - Enoplognatha ovata

Crab Spiders - family Philodromedae
Running Crab Spider - Tibellus oblongus

Crab Spiders - family Thomisidae
Flower Crab Spider - genus Misumenops
Goldenrod Crab Spider - Misumena vatia

Dwarf Spiders - genus Ceraticelus
Red-spotted Dwarf Spider - genus Ceraticelus

Funnel Web Weavers - family Agelenidae
Funnel Web Weaver - family Agelenidae

Ground Spiders - family Gnaphosidae
Ground Spider - genus Sergiolus

Hacklemesh Weaver Spiders - family Amaurobiidae
Hacklemesh Weaver Spiders - genus Callobius

Harvestman (Daddy-Long-Legs) - family Phalangiidae
Harvestman(Opiliones) - Philangium opilio

Jumping Spiders - family Salticidae
Jumping Spider - subfamily Dendryphantinae
Jumping Spider2 - subfamily Dendryphantinae
Jumping Spider - subfamily Dendryphantinae - genus Eris
Jumping Spider - subfamily Dendryphantinae - genus Peligrina
Jumping Spider - subfamily Dendryphantinae - genus Phidippus
Jumping Spider2 - subfamily Dendryphantinae - genus Phidippus
Jumping Spider - subfamily Dendryphantinae - genus Tutelina
Jumping Spider - subfamily Dendryphantinae - Metaphidippus manni
Jumping Spider - subfamily Dendryphantinae - Phidippus clarus
Jumping Spider - subfamily Dendryphantinae - Phidippus johnsoni
Jumping Spider - subfamily Dendryphantinae - unknown early instar
Jumping Spider - subfamily Plexippinae - Evarcha hoyi
Zebra Jumping Spider - subfamily Salticinae - Salticus scenicus

Lynx Spiders - family Oxyopidae
Western Lynx Spider - Oxyopes scalaris
Miscellaneous Lynx Spiders - family Oxyopidae

Orb Weaver Spiders - family Araneidae
Arabesque Orbweaver - Neoscona arabesca
Golden Orb Weaver - Black and Yellow Argiope - Argiope aurantia
Labyrinth Orb Weaver - Metepeira labyrinthea
Sixspotted Orb Weaver - Araniella displicata
Wood Spider aka Cross Spider aka Garden Spider - Areneus diadematus

Sheetweb Weavers - family Linyphiidae
Bowl-and-Doily Spider - Frontinella communis

Wolf Spiders - family Lycosidae
Wolf Spider - family Lycosidae

* * * Primative Spiders * * *
Infraorder Mygalomorphae
The least evolved of the spiders


Folding-door Spiders - family Antrodiaetidae
Folding-door Spider - Antrodiaetus reversi

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American House Spider
Achaearanear tepidariorum

Female

Thumbnail of American House Spider - Achaearanear tepidariorum with grasshopper, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/08/07
Thumbnail of American House Spider - Achaearanear tepidariorum with cricket, by Phil Huntley-Franck
06/18/06
Thumbnail of American House Spider - Achaearanear tepidariorum, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/09/07
Thumbnail of American House Spider - Achaearanear tepidariorum, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/03/08

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Cobweb Spider
Enoplognatha latimenta

Female

Cobweb Spider - Enoplognatha latimenta - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/27/08
Cobweb Spider - Enoplognatha latimenta - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/27/08

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Cobweb Spider
Enoplognatha ovata

Female

Cobweb Spider - Enoplognatha ovata - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/03/08

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Running Crab Spider
Tibellus oblongus

Female

Running Crab Spider - Tibellus oblongus - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/22/08
Running Crab Spider - Tibellus oblongus - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/28/08
Running Crab Spider - Tibellus oblongus - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
06/11/07

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Flower Crab Spider
Misumenops

Early instar (stage between molts)

There are many species of Mesumenops and many can be mistaken for their cousin Misumena, which includes the Goldenrod Crab Spider - Misumena vatia.  The easiest way to tell them apart is that Misumenops is hairy; Misumena is not hairy.

Flower Crab Spider - Misumenops - early instar, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/06/08
Flower Crab Spider - Misumenops - early instar, by Phil Huntley-Franck
10/12/07

Flower Crab Spider
Misumenops

Female

This was one of those spider groupings where identification to species level was difficult.  I can, however, vouch that the following grouping of crab spiders are indeed Misumenops, and they are female.  The easiest ways to identify a male from a female are that males have petipalps that look like they have boxing gloves on the ends, which, aside from manipulating food, are used to deliver sperm in mating; the female petipalps are slender and are only used to assist in eating.  Female spiders also tend to be larger than males and generally have fatter abdomens, providing food/energy reserves and room enough to hold all the eggs.

Flower Crab Spider - Misumenops - eating a Syrphid Fly - Eupeodes - Scaeva pyrastri, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/04/08

Flower Crab Spider - Misumenops - eating an ant, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/10/08

Flower Crab Spider - Misumenops - asking for a hug, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/19/08

Flower Crab Spider - Misumenops, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/08/08
Flower Crab Spider - Misumenops, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/01/08

Flower Crab Spider
Misumenops

Male

Notice this male has petipalps that look like they have boxing gloves on the ends.  You can also see a distinctly smaller abdomen.  On occasion, there are also coloration and/or body patterning differences

Flower Crab Spider - Misumenops - male - by Phil Huntley-Franck
06/28/08

Flower Crab Spider - Misumenops - male - by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/01/08

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Goldenrod Crab Spider
Misumena vatia

Female

This spider is also known as a Flower Spider.  The ones I've seen in the yard have all been either white or slightly buff in color, with red patterning on the sides.  Most, though not all, have also had the orange face shield; in some cases it was a snowy white.  Goldenrod Spiders can adapt their coloring to match the flower they are hiding in.  And note, there are no abdominal hairs, like on their cousin, Misumenops.

Goldenrod Crab Spider - Misumena vatia - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/25/08

Goldenrod Crab Spider - Misumena vatia - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
06/26/08

Goldenrod Crab Spider - Misumena vatia - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
06/24/08

Goldenrod Crab Spider
Misumena vatia

Male

Notice this male has petipalps that look like they have boxing gloves on the ends.  You can also see a distinctly smaller abdomen.  On occasion, case in point, there are also coloration and/or body patterning differences

Goldenrod Crab Spider - Misumena vatia - male - by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/23/08

Goldenrod Crab Spider - Misumena vatia - male - by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/23/08

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Red-spotted Dwarf Spider
genus Ceraticelus

Female

At 1/16th inch, these little spiders are full grown adults.

Red-spotted Dwarf Spider - genus Ceraticelus - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/10/08

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Funnel Web Weaver
family Agelenidae

Female

Funnel Web Weaver - family Agelenidae - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
06/22/06

Funnel Web Weaver
family Agelenidae

Male

These are common lawn spiders, often seen in the grass on dewy mornings.  The females hardly ever stray from their webs, but the males often wander about in search of a mate.  Males are also attracted to the activity around porch lights at night.  Extremely fast, I slowed down the male in the first three images by catching him in a jar, off the back door screen (under the porch light), then refrigerating him for several hours.  It took him about a minute to warm up, and then he took off, 0 to 60 in under a second.  The second spider (fourth image) was taken on a ground web, and the third spider (fifth image) had a huge web sprawled out above a shelf in the shed.

Funnel Web Weaver - family Agelenidae - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/14/08

Funnel Web Weaver - family Agelenidae - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/14/08

Funnel Web Weaver - family Agelenidae - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/14/08

Funnel Web Weaver - family Agelenidae - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck
06/27/08

Funnel Web Weaver - family Agelenidae - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/18/07

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Ground Spider
family Gnaphosidae
genus Sergiolus

Female

Ground Spider - family Gnaphosidae - genus Sergiolus - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
06/22/08

Ground Spider
family Gnaphosidae
genus Sergiolus

Male

Ground Spider - family Gnaphosidae - genus Sergiolus - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/04/08

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Hacklemesh Weaver Spiders
family Amaurobiidae
genus Callobius

Female

Hacklemesh Weaver Spiders - family Amaurobiidae - genus Callobius - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/01/08

Hacklemesh Weaver Spiders - family Amaurobiidae - genus Callobius - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/01/08

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Harvestman(Opiliones)
Philangium opilio

Female

Many people mistakenly call this arachnid a Daddy-Long-Legs Spider.  The error is three-fold.  First, it is not a spider.  All spiders have segmented bodies (cephalothorax (fused head and thorax) holding two poisonous fangs, two feelers and eight legs; the abdomen is separate.  Harvestman have an unsegmented body - this excludes Harvestman as a spider.  The spider is an arachnid of the order Areneae.  Harvestman is an arachnid of the order Phalangida.  Secondly, the true Daddy-Long-Legs Spider is a Cobweb Spider, with a segmented body, and often found in your basement or garage.  While we probably have dozens of Daddy-Long-Legs Spiders in our garage, I've never found a Harvestman in the garage, or, for that matter, anywhere else in the house.  And thirdly, the eyes of a spider are presented across and around the forehead whereas the eyes of a Harvestman are on a turret-like projection on the forehead.

Harvestman(Opiliones) - Philangium opilio - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/01/08

Harvestman(Opiliones) - Philangium opilio - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/07/08

Harvestman(Opiliones)
Philangium opilio

Male

Other differences between spiders and Harvestman can be seen in the males.  The chelicera on the Harvestman are large and thrust forward with no fangs in them; I read somewhere they have something like teeth/grinders, instead.  Also, the petipalps on a male Harvestman actually look like a fifth pair of folded legs grown to either side of the chelicera.

Harvestman(Opiliones) - Philangium opilio - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/02/08

Harvestman(Opiliones) - Philangium opilio - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/02/08

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Jumping Spider
family Salticidae
subfamily Dendryphantinae

Female

While there were some species of Jumping Spiders I could get identified to species level, there were a number of them I couldn't.  This specimen I could get identified only to the sub-family level.  I was also only able to find this one individual, a female, with no images of a male for comparison.

Personally, I think Jumping spiders are among the cutest of insects out there - some even being somewhat Teddy-Bearish.  They also have very interesting eyes and coloration.

Not a large spider, I've heard the body of Jumpers can grow to about 1/2 inch.  The largest I've seen in the yard, however, were only a bit over 1/4 inch; I've also taken images of Jumping Spiders that were about 1/16 inch.

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/21/08

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Jumping Spider
family Salticidae
subfamily Dendryphantinae

Female

This is another species of Jumping Spider I could get identified only to the sub-family level.  An interesting point about these two specimens, below, is the color variations - the July specimen being a dark brown while the August specimen was a medium bright brown.

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/30/08

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/30/08

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/08/08

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Jumping Spider
family Salticidae
subfamily Dendryphantinae
genus Eris

Male

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - genus Eris - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck
09/03/08

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Jumping Spider
family Salticidae
subfamily Dendryphantinae
genus Peligrina

Female

I found the coloration of this Jumping Spider rather interesting.  Both images are of the same spider.  In the shade, the spider appears a whitish grey with black markings.  As it emerged into the sunlight, the white/grey turned a light buff and the black, including the eyes, turned a rust color.

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - genus Peligrina - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/03/08

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - genus Peligrina - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/03/08

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Jumping Spider
family Salticidae
subfamily Dendryphantinae
genus Phidippus

Female

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - genus Phidippus - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/15/08

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - genus Phidippus - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/15/08

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - genus Phidippus - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
09/07/08

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Jumping Spider
family Salticidae
subfamily Dendryphantinae
genus Phidippus

Male

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - genus Phidippus - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/10/08

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Jumping Spider
family Salticidae
subfamily Plexippinae
Evarcha hoyi

Female

Jumping Spider - subfamily Plexippinae - Evarcha hoyi - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/24/08

Jumping Spider - subfamily Plexippinae - Evarcha hoyi - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/24/08

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Jumping Spider
family Salticidae
subfamily Dendryphantinae
genus Tutelina

Female

Aside from the uniqueness of this spider's coloration and that not many spiders seem to like dining on ants, its use of its forelegs and the presentation of its head were intiguing.  As it walked about, it always seemed to do so with its forelegs waving about like antenna; at first I thought it was some other non-spider insect.  It only lowered those legs after it stopped, though as soon as "I" moved, it would raise them again.  I also found interesting how the spider's brow protrudes above the four front eyes, so you can only easily see those eyes from the front when the legs are raised - two additional small, back eyes can be seen approximately one third of the way back to either side of the cephalothorax.

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - genus Tutelina - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/15/08

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - genus Tutelina - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
09/30/08

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - genus Tutelina - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
09/30/08

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Jumping Spider
family Salticidae
subfamily Dendryphantinae
Metaphidippus manni

Male

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - Metaphidippus manni - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/10/08

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Jumping Spider
family Salticidae
subfamily Dendryphantinae
Phidippus clarus

Early Instars

Phidippus clarus has become my favorite spider, and I've been lucky enough to get photos of most instars - an instar is the stage between molts.  As can be seen from the following six images, I've captured most of the juvenile instars.  The first instar (which I have no images of), the spider has legs and petipalps but no eyes.  The second instar has eyes, and the first image below is of that second instar.  From left to right (row one, then row two), you can see how subsequent instars change the spider's appearance - each subsequent instar the spider gets larger, hairier and more colorful.  Adult females are hairier and more colorful than males.

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - Phidippus clarus - early instar, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/15/08

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - Phidippus clarus - early instar, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/18/08

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - Phidippus clarus - early instar, by Phil Huntley-Franck
09/16/08

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - Phidippus clarus - early instar, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/22/08

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - Phidippus clarus - early instar, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/15/08

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - Phidippus clarus - early instar, by Phil Huntley-Franck
09/07/08

Jumping Spider
family Salticidae
subfamily Dendryphantinae
Phidippus clarus

Female

In my view, the Phidippus clarus female is the cutest of all spiders.  To me, they actually look a bit cuddly.

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - Phidippus clarus - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/26/08

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - Phidippus clarus - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/18/08

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - Phidippus clarus - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/18/08

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - Phidippus clarus - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/24/08

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - Phidippus clarus - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/24/08

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - Phidippus clarus - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/24/08

Jumping Spider
family Salticidae
subfamily Dendryphantinae
Phidippus clarus

Male

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - Phidippus clarus - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/15/08

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - Phidippus clarus - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/15/08

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - Phidippus clarus - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/27/08

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - Phidippus clarus - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/27/08

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Jumping Spider
family Salticidae
subfamily Dendryphantinae
Phidippus johnsoni

Female

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - Phidippus johnsoni - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
09/17/08

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Jumping Spider
family Salticidae
subfamily Dendryphantinae

Unknown early instar

When I first spotted this tiny juvenial sitting on one of my bee houses, I thought it was a speck of dirt.  This little Jumper was no larger than 1/16th of an inch long  Unfortunately, it is too juvenile to identify to the genus level.

Jumping Spider - family Salticidae - subfamily Dendryphantinae - unknown early instar, by Phil Huntley-Franck
09/17/08

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Zebra Jumping Spider
family Salticidae
subfamily Salticinae
Salticus scenicus

Female

Zebra Jumping Spider - subfamily Salticinae - Salticus scenicus - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/30/08

Zebra Jumping Spider - subfamily Salticinae - Salticus scenicus - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/30/08

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Lynx Spider
family Oxyopidae
Western Lynx Spider
Oxyopes scalaris

Female

Lynx Spider - family Oxyopidae - Western Lynx Spider - Oxyopes scalaris - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
06/18/08

Lynx Spider - family Oxyopidae - Western Lynx Spider - Oxyopes scalaris - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/03/08

Lynx Spider - family Oxyopidae - Western Lynx Spider - Oxyopes scalaris - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/16/08

Lynx Spider - family Oxyopidae - Western Lynx Spider - Oxyopes scalaris - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/12/08

Lynx Spider - family Oxyopidae - Western Lynx Spider - Oxyopes scalaris - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
09/02/08

Lynx Spider
family Oxyopidae
Western Lynx Spider
Oxyopes scalaris

Male

Lynx Spider - family Oxyopidae - Western Lynx Spider - Oxyopes scalaris - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/06/08

Lynx Spider - family Oxyopidae - Western Lynx Spider - Oxyopes scalaris - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/06/08

Miscellaneous Lynx Spiders
family Oxyopidae

I remember reading somewhere that the US has only 20 species of Lynx Spiders.  You might therefore think, it shouldn't be too difficult to ID a Lynx Spider from such a small haystack.  Unfortunately, that's not the case.  I've only been able to identify this one individual, above prior images, to species, the Western Lynx Spider, Oxyopes scalaris.  I include the other two species I have images of, below, simply as "Miscellaneous Lynx Spiders, family Oxyopidae" so you will at least be able to identify these hunting spiders as a Lynx when you see them in your yard, or elsewhere.

The most obvious characteristics I've found to identify Lynx Spiders are the small size (3/8 - 5/8 inch), the spiny legs, the high pointy forehead and, for me, that at first I usually mistake them for Jumping Spiders.  As I find out more specific identification about each spider, below, I will separate them out.

Miscellaneous Lynx Spiders - family Oxyopidae - species 1

Female
Lynx Spider - family Oxyopidae - Western Lynx Spider - Oxyopes scalaris - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/01/08

Male
Lynx Spider - family Oxyopidae - Western Lynx Spider - Oxyopes scalaris - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck
10/16/08

Miscellaneous Lynx Spiders - family Oxyopidae - species 2
I believe this female is gravid (with eggs).

Female
Lynx Spider - family Oxyopidae - Western Lynx Spider - Oxyopes scalaris - gravid female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/15/08

Female
Lynx Spider - family Oxyopidae - Western Lynx Spider - Oxyopes scalaris - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/15/08

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Arabesque Orbweaver
Neoscona arabesca

Male

Arabesque Orbweaver - Neoscona arabesca - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/12/08

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Golden Orb Weaver
aka Black and Yellow Argiope
Argiope aurantia

Female

Golden Orb Weaver - Black and Yellow Argiope - Argiope aurantia - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/15/07
Golden Orb Weaver - Black and Yellow Argiope - Argiope aurantia - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/15/07
Golden Orb Weaver - Black and Yellow Argiope - Argiope aurantia, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/16/07
Golden Orb Weaver - Black and Yellow Argiope - Argiope aurantia - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/30/08
Golden Orb Weaver - Black and Yellow Argiope - Argiope aurantia - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/15/08
Golden Orb Weaver - Black and Yellow Argiope - Argiope aurantia, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/28/08

Golden Orb Weaver
aka Black and Yellow Argiope
Argiope aurantia

Male

Golden Orb Weaver - Black and Yellow Argiope - Argiope aurantia - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/13/08
Golden Orb Weaver - Black and Yellow Argiope - Argiope aurantia - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/13/08
Golden Orb Weaver - Black and Yellow Argiope - Argiope aurantia - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/13/08

Golden Orb Weaver
aka Black and Yellow Argiope
Argiope aurantia

Mating Group

8 males were trying to mate with this female.
Only one thought of approaching from the other side of the web.

Golden Orb Weaver - Black and Yellow Argiope - Argiope aurantia - mating group, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/13/08
Golden Orb Weaver - Black and Yellow Argiope - Argiope aurantia - mating group, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/13/08
Golden Orb Weaver - Black and Yellow Argiope - Argiope aurantia - mating group, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/13/08

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Labyrinth Orb Weaver
Metepeira labyrinthea

Female

Labyrinth Orb Weaver - Metepeira labyrinthea - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/03/08

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Sixspotted Orb Weaver
Araniella displicata

Female

I have no idea why this pretty little thing is called a Sixspotted Orb Weaver,
considering it has eight spots.

Sixspotted Orb Weaver - Araniella displicata - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
09/02/08
Sixspotted Orb Weaver - Araniella displicata - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
09/02/08
Sixspotted Orb Weaver - Araniella displicata - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
09/02/08

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Wood Spider
aka:
Garden Spider, Cross Spider
Areneus diadematus

Female

Wood Spider aka Cross Spider aka Garden Spider - Areneus diadematus - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
10/14/07
Wood Spider aka Cross Spider aka Garden Spider - Areneus diadematus - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
10/11/06
Wood Spider aka Cross Spider aka Garden Spider - Areneus diadematus - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
10/14/07
Wood Spider aka Cross Spider aka Garden Spider - Areneus diadematus - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/23/08

Wood Spider
aka:
Garden Spider, Cross Spider
Areneus diadematus

Male

I found it interesting how Wood Spiders seem to color adapt.  All Wood Spiders I've encountered, except for the male on the right, were the lighter brown - that was the first one I photographed at night against a black background.

Wood Spider aka Cross Spider aka Garden Spider - Areneus diadematus - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck
09/14/08
Wood Spider aka Cross Spider aka Garden Spider - Areneus diadematus - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck
o8/14/08

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Sheetweb Weavers
family Linyphiidae
Bowl-and-Doily Spider
Frontinella communis

Female

Sheetweb Weavers - family Linyphiidae - Bowl-and-Doily Spider - Frontinella communis - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/18/08
Sheetweb Weavers - family Linyphiidae - Bowl-and-Doily Spider - Frontinella communis - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/10/08

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Wolf Spider
family Lycosidae

Female

Wolf Spider - family Lycosidae - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
07/07/07
Wolf Spider - family Lycosidae - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
09/25/08
Wolf Spider - family Lycosidae - female, by Phil Huntley-Franck
08/19/08

Wolf Spider
family Lycosidae

Male

Wolf Spider - family Lycosidae - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck
10/08/08

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Folding-door Spider
Antrodiaetus reversi

Male

Folding-door Spider - Antrodiaetus reversi - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck
Adult male
04/27/08


Folding-door Spider - Antrodiaetus reversi - juvenal male captured by Spider Wasp, Priocnemis oregano, by Phil Huntley-Franck
Juvenal male
captured by Spider Wasp,
Priocnemis oregano.
05/25/07

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