Minnesota Spiders
Order Araneae |
Araneae (spiders) is the order of arachnids that is characterized by breathing air, having eight legs, and having chelicerae (mouth parts) with fangs that inject venom. There are 43,678 known species in 3,705 genera in 109 families worldwide. There are about 3,400 species in North America and at least 466 species in Minnesota. |
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Orbweavers (Family Araneidae) |
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Araneidae is a large family of typical spiders known as orbweavers. It is the third largest family of spiders. There are 3,067 currently recognized orbweaver species in 177 genera worldwide, 180 species in North America north of Mexico, and at least 44 species in 16 genera in Minnesota. Orbweavers are found in woodlands, fields, and caves; on grasses, shrubs, and trees; and on buildings and fences. They are best known for the circular webs, called orbs, that they build. The webs consist of a framework of non-sticky threads (spokes) extending from the edge to the middle, and concentric circles of sticky threads winding to the center. |
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Orbweavers are very diverse in size, shape, and color. They have eight small eyes in two rows. The lateral eyes are usually well separated from the median eyes. The median ocular area (MOA), the area defined by the middle four eyes, is in the shape of a trapezoid. The front part of the body (carapace) is smaller than the rear part (abdomen). The abdomen is large, rounded, and marked with lines, spots, or zig-zag patterns. The legs are short and spiny. The first and second pairs of legs project forward, the third and fourth pairs project backward. There are three claws at the end of each leg, though these are not visible without magnification. Females are much larger than males. |
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Fishing spiders (Dolomedes spp.) |
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Dolomedes is a large species of nursery web spiders known as fishing spiders, raft spiders, dock spiders or wharf spiders. There are more than 100 currently recognized species worldwide, 8 species in North America north of Mexico. Four species have been recorded in Minnesota. Fishing spiders have a worldwide distribution, occurring on every continent except Antarctica. They are usually found near permanent bodies of water, or on floating vegetation in a body of water. Some are found in grassy meadows. One, dark fishing spider, wanders well away from water. One, white-banded fishing spider, lives in trees. The remainder are semiaquatic, spending part of their time in or on water. |
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Some fishing spiders sit quietly at the edge of a lake or pond or on floating vegetation. They rest their front three pairs of legs on the water surface to detect ripples or vibrations of prey. Others stalk prey on land. They eat mostly aquatic insects but also small fish. None hunt from webs, but all make nursery webs for their young. All fishing spiders are covered with water repelling (hydrophobic) hairs. They are able to run across the surface of the water and even to “climb” under the surface to subdue prey. When they submerge, air is trapped on the underside of their abdomen, and they are able to breath underwater. |
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Common house spider |
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Common house spider (Parasteatoda tepidariorum) is the most common house spider in the eastern United States. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on every continent except Antarctica. In the United States it is common east of the Great Plains and west of the Rocky Mountains, uncommon between. Common house spider is found in and around human dwellings, sheds, barns, and privies, in stables, under highway bridges, and in culverts. It appears year-round when indoors, but it cannot survive northern winters outdoors. Its web is often built in upper angles of rooms and in corners of window frames and doorways. It hunts at night, hanging upside-down in the middle of the web. During the day it retreats into a corner or a crack. |
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Common house spider is a medium-sized colorful comb-footed spider. The front part of the body is short, flat, highest in the middle, and yellowish-brown. The back part of the body is gray with white and dark markings. There is a dark horizontal line just before the highest point, white chevrons before the line, a white spot just behind the highest point, and dark chevrons behind the spot. On lighter individuals the markings are indistinct. On the male the abdomen is more slender. The legs are yellow with dark bands on the female, orangish on the male. |
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Orchard orbweaver |
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Orchard orbweaver (Leucauge venusta) is a sedentary, small, brilliantly colored, long-jawed orb weaver. It is one of the most common spiders in the eastern United States, but is less common in Minnesota, where it reaches the western extent of its range. It is found in forests, dense woodlands, woodland edges, shrubby meadows, gardens, and orchards. The species name venusta is Latin for “beautiful” and it is easy to see why it was given to this spider. The abdomen is silvery-white with four pairs of dark stripes, a yellow stripe on each side, and often a pair of bright coppery-red spots toward the rear. Charles Darwin collected this species in 1832 on his voyage of the Beagle. He named it Leucauge argyrobapta. Both names are from the Greek, Leucauge meaning “with a bright gleam,” and argyrobapta meaning “dipped in silver.” The specimen was lost after Darwin’s voyage back to London. |
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In 1973, as party of an experiment to study web building in zero gravity, two orchard weaver spiders were brought to the U.S. space station Skylab 3. After some time to adjust to weightlessness, the spiders constructed complete webs that were not much different than those constructed on earth. |
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Brilliant jumping spider |
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Brilliant jumping spider (Phidippus clarus) occurs across North America from coast to coast. It is very common in Minnesota. A study in 1997 surveyed jumping spiders in 30 locations around Minnesota. The author collected 572 jumping spiders representing 15 species. Brilliant jumping spider was by far the most common, with 299 specimens (52%) collected. Brilliant jumping spider is found from July to September in moderately moist fields on grasses and perennial plants. It is a small to medium-sized spider (order Araneae) but a relatively large jumping spider (family Salticidae). Adults are mostly black with four pairs of white spots and two red stripes on the abdomen. |
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The female is a paragon of parental perseverance. In the fall she creates a large white egg sac at the top of a tall grass or herbaceous plant and drops eggs into the sac. She prevents the eggs from drying out by repeatedly adding silk to cover the egg mass. She stays with the egg sac until the young disperse in about a month. During this time she does not feed and usually dies from starvation a few days later. |
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Other Recent Additions |
This list includes only spiders that have been recorded in Minnesota, but not all of the spiders found in Minnesota.
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Abbot’s sac spider (Clubiona abboti) |
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Alberta ground crab spider (Xysticus albertensis) |
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American rockweaver (Titanoeca americana) |
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angulate and roundshouldered orbweavers (Araneus spp.) |
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ant mimic jumping spider (Myrmarachne formicaria) |
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ant running crab spider (Thanatus formicinus) |
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ant sheet-web weaver (Tennesseellum formica) |
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Apache jumping spider (Phidippus apacheanus) |
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armoured antmimic corinne spider (Scotinella pugnata) |
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arrowshaped micrathena (Micrathena sagittata) |
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arrow-shaped orbweaver (Micrathena sagittata) |
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attractive running crab spider (Rhysodromus histrio) |
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atypical patterned money spider (Grammonota inornata) |
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autumn money spider (Erigone autumnalis) |
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banded running crab spider (Philodromus imbecillus) |
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bank sac spider (Clubiona riparia) |
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bare-kneed ornamented jumping spider (Habronattus captiosus) |
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barn funnel weaver (Tegenaria domestica) |
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beautiful ornamented jumping spider (Habronattus decorus) |
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Bennett’s laceweaver (Callobius bennetti) |
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big-eyed thick-jawed spider (Pachygnatha autumnalis) |
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black-bellied burrowing wolf spider (Geolycosa wrighti) |
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black-tailed red sheetweaver (Florinda coccinea) |
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blazed dwarf weaver (Erigone blaesa) |
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bog ground hunter (Gnaphosa parvula) |
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bog sheet-web weaver (Kaestneria pullata) |
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boreal black-banded cobweaver (Rugathodes aurantius) |
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boreal ground crab spider (Xysticus canadensis) |
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boreal tufted jumping spider (Phidippus borealis) |
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broad armoured money spider (Ceraticelus similis) |
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brown widow (Latrodectus geometricus) |
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brownblack cobweb weaver (Crustulina sticta) |
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brush-legged wolf spider (Schizocosa ocreata) |
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burrowing wolf spider (Geolycosa missouriensis) |
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Cameron's humble money spider (Tapinocyba cameroni) |
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Canada pirate wolf spider (Piratula canadensis) |
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Canada sac spider (Clubiona canadensis) |
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Canada sheetweb weaver (Bathyphantes canadensis) |
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Cantrall’s wolf spider (Piratula cantralli) |
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Carolina wolf spider (Hogna carolinensis) |
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coathook money spider (Soulgas corticarius) |
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cobweb spider (Platnickina alabamensis) |
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cobweb spider (Theridion dividuum) |
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common eastern ray spider (Theridiosoma gemmosum) |
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common high-browed cobweaver (Dipoena nigra) |
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common hitchhiking ground spider (Drassyllus depressus) |
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common leaf-beetle jumping spider (Sassacus papenhoei) |
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common patterned ant-mimic ground spider (Sergiolus montanus) |
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common pirate spider (Mimetus puritanus) |
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common six-spotted cobweaver (Rugathodes sexpunctatus) |
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common stretch spider (Tetragnatha extensa) |
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common thread meshweaver (Dictyna major) |
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confusing sac spider (Clubiona mixta) |
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conifer sac spider (Clubiona trivialis) |
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contrasted ground crab spider (Xysticus alboniger) |
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contrasted long-jawed spider (Tetragnatha straminea) |
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contrasting jumping spider (Euophrys monadnock) |
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contrasting spurred woodland funnelweaver (Coras lamellosus) |
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cosmopolitan bitubercled cobweaver (Theridula opulenta) |
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crenated rugose money spider (Ceratinops crenatus) |
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cryptic tufted jumping spider (Phidippus cryptus) |
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dark-legged pirate wolf spider (Pirata montanus) |
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dark-tipped pirate wolf spider (Pirata aspirans) |
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dearmata long-jawed orbweaver (Tetragnatha dearmata) |
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digitate erudite money spider (Walckenaeria digitata) |
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disruptive fine sheetweaver (Lepthyphantes turbatrix) |
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double-knobbed short-legged sheetweaver (Agyneta fabra) |
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drumming wolf spider (Gladicosa gulosa) |
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Dutton's running crab spider (Tibellus duttoni) |
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dwarf antmimic corinne spider (Phrurotimpus alarius) |
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dwarf ground long-jawed spider (Glenognatha foxi) |
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eastern cave long-jawed spider (Meta ovalis) |
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eastern long-legged cobweaver (Theridion frondeum) |
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eastern running crab spider (Philodromus vulgaris) |
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eastern spined meshweaver (Phantyna bicornis) |
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eastern spurred ghost spider (Anyphaena pectorosa) |
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eastern triangular cobweaver (Euryopis funebris) |
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elegant crab spider (Xysticus elegans) |
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elongated long-jawed spider (Tetragnatha elongata) |
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Emerton’s armoured money spider (Ceraticelus emertoni) |
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Emerton’s crab spider (Xysticus emertoni) |
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Emerton's bitubercled cobweaver (Theridula emertoni) |
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ensign ground hunter (Haplodrassus signifer) |
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Eugen’s orbweaver (Singa eugeni) |
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expanded arboreal money spider (Ceratinopsis nigripalpis) |
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feathered money spider (Collinsia plumosa) |
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featherlegged orbweaver (Uloborus glomosus) |
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fence long-legged cobweaver (Theridion murarium) |
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fierce orbweaver (Araneus saevus) |
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filmy dome spider (Neriene radiata) |
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filthy leaflitter crab spider (Ozyptila conspurcata) |
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fingered cobweaver (Hentziectypus globosus) |
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Finsch’s patterned jumping spider (Attulus finschi) |
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fishing spider (Dolomedes striatus) |
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flared thread meshweaver (Dictyna coloradensis) |
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flat-legged jumping spider (Sibianor aemulus) |
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flea jumping spider (Naphrys pulex) |
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flower jumping spider (Attulus floricola) |
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forest wolf spider (Hogna frondicola) |
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forest wolf spider (Pardosa xerampelina) |
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four-lined slender jumping spider (Marpissa lineata) |
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Fratris ground hunter (Zelotes fratris) |
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furrow orbweaver (Larinioides cornutus) |
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Gertsch’s antmimic ground spider (Micaria gertschi) |
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ghost spiders (Anyphaena spp.) |
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glossy ant-spider (Micaria pulicaria) |
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grassland white-cheeked jumping spider (Pelegrina arizonensis) |
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grayish jumping spider (Phidippus princeps) |
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Great Lakes pirate wolf spider (Pirata montanoides) |
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Great Plains ground crab spider (Xysticus acquiescens) |
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greater ant-mimic corinne spider (Phrurotimpus borealis) |
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green longjawed orbweaver (Tetragnatha viridis) |
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green lynx spider (Peucetia viridans) |
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Greenland wolf spider (Pardosa groenlandica) |
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green-legged ornamented jumping spider (Habronattus viridipes) |
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grey ground crab spider (Xysticus gulosus) |
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ground crab spider (Xysticus acerbus) |
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ground spider (Sergiolus tennesseensis) |
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ground spider (Zelotes subterraneus) |
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Guatemala long-jawed spider (Tetragnatha guatemalensis) |
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hackled-banded dictynid spider (Emblyna annulipes) |
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hammer-jawed jumping spider (Zygoballus rufipes) |
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Hart’s jumping spider (Tutelina harti) |
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helpful ground crab spider (Xysticus benefactor) |
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Hentz’s lined jumping spider (Phlegra hentzi) |
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Hentz’s preening ground spider (Zelotes hentzi) |
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Hentz’s ribbon meshweaver (Emblyna hentzi) |
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heptagonal orbweaver (Gea heptagon) |
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hooked immaculate cobweaver (Robertus eremophilus) |
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hooked long-legged cobweaver (Theridion petraeum) |
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hook-toothed money spider (Erigone dentosa) |
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horned parasitic cobweaver (Neospintharus trigonum) |
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household fine sheetweaver (Lepthyphantes leprosus) |
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Hoy’s jumping spider (Evarcha hoyi) |
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humped bog orbweaver (Araneus corticarius) |
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humped trashline orbweaver (Cyclosa turbinata) |
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Johnson’s sac spider (Clubiona johnsoni) |
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jumping spider (Attinella concolor) |
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jumping spider (Habronattus coecatus) |
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jumping spider (Phidippus insignarius) |
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jumping spider (Phidippus pius) |
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jumping spider (Sitticus concolor) |
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Kaston sac spider (Clubiona kastoni) |
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Keyserling’s orbweaver (Singa keyserlingi) |
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Keyserling’s running crab spider (Philodromus keyserlingi) |
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Kulczynski’s sac spider (Clubiona kulczynskii) |
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labyrinth orbweaver (Metepeira labyrinthea) |
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lance wolf spider (Schizocosa avida) |
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large-spined long-legged cobweaver (Theridion glaucescens) |
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latticed sheet-web weaver (Neriene clathrata) |
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leaf-backed long-jawed cobweaver (Enoplognatha caricis) |
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lesser antmimic corinne spider (Phrurotimpus certus) |
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lesser joyful armoured money spider (Ceraticelus laetabilis) |
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lesser spurred woodland funnelweaver (Coras juvenilis) |
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lineweaving spider (Emertongone montifer) |
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little banded wolf spider (Pardosa modica) |
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lizard spider (Rhomphaea fictilium) |
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Long Island crevice ground spider (Sosticus insularis) |
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longbodied cellar spider (Pholcus phalangioides) |
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long-legged ghost spider (Wulfila saltabundus) |
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long-palped ant-mimic sac spider (Castianeira longipalpa) |
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long-spined ribbon meshweaver (Emblyna roscida) |
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long-spined sheetweaver (Diplostyla concolor) |
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long-toothed thread meshweaver (Dictyna foliacea) |
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lyric cobweaver (Yunohamella lyrica) |
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Mackenzie’s thin-legged wolf spider (Pardosa mackenziana) |
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Maddison’s jumping spider (Habronattus calcaratus maddisoni) |
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Manitoba ribbon meshweaver (Emblyna manitoba) |
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marbled cobweb spider (Enoplognatha marmorata) |
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marbled purple jumping spider (Phidippus purpuratus) |
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maritime running crab spider (Tibellus maritimus) |
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marked sheet-web weaver (Helophora insignis) |
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marsh orbweaver (Neoscona pratensis) |
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McCook’s split wolf spider (Schizocosa mccooki) |
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medicine spider (Coras medicinalis) |
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Mediterranean spiny false wolf spider (Zoropsis spinimana) |
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midwestern antmimic corinne spider (Scotinella minnetonka) |
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minute jumping spider (Talavera minuta) |
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multicolored bark crab spider (Bassaniana versicolor) |
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Nell’s tiny jumping spider (Neon nelli) |
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nervous hammer-jawed jumping spider (Zygoballus nervosus) |
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Nordmann’s orbweaver (Araneus nordmanni) |
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northern black widow (Latrodectus variolus) |
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northern spurred woodland funnelweaver (Coras montanus) |
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notch-tipped shield sheetweaver (Bathyphantes alboventris) |
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Oklahoma grass funnel weaver (Agelenopsis oklahoma) |
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orange orbweaver (Araneus iviei) |
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ornate sheet-web weaver (Tmeticus ornatus) |
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owl-faced dome sheetweaver (Neriene variabilis) |
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painted cobweb weaver (Theridion pictum) |
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pale long-jawed spider (Tetragnatha pallescens) |
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pale money spider (Scotinotylus pallidus) |
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pale sheetweb weaver (Bathyphantes pallidus) |
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pale thin-legged wolf spider (Pardosa distincta) |
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pantropical huntsman spider (Heteropoda venatoria) |
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peninsular running crab spider (Philodromus peninsulanus) |
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peppered jumping spider (Pelegrina galathea) |
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Pike slender jumping spider (Marpissa pikei) |
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pirate otter spider (Pirata piraticus) |
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plump dictynid spider (Argenna obesa) |
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Pluto ground hunter (Callilepis pluto) |
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pointy-backed orbweaver (Cercidia prominens) |
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post dwarf weaver (Erigone atra) |
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puritan ground hunter (Zelotes puritanus) |
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purplish stylus money spider (Styloctetor purpurescens) |
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rabid wolf spider (Rabidosa rabida) |
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rare ground crab spider (Xysticus fervidus) |
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recumbent ground crab spider (Xysticus auctificus) |
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red-and-yellow running crab spider (Philodromus exilis) |
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reddish running crab spider (Thanatus rubicellus) |
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red-femured spotted orbweaver (Neoscona domiciliorum) |
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redlined wolf spider (Arctosa rubicunda) |
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red-spotted ant-mimic sac spider (Castianeira descripta) |
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red-spotted orbweaver (Araneus cingulatus) |
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resplendant running crab spider (Philodromus praelustris) |
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riparian duncecap orbweaver (Eustala cepina) |
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rubens orbweaver (Hypsosinga rubens) |
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rustic wolf spider (Trochosa ruricola) |
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saccate notched ground spider (Drassodes saccatus) |
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saxatile thin-legged wolf spider (Pardosa saxatilis) |
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scopulifer sheet-web weaver (Glyphesis scopulifer) |
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shiny wolf spider (Pardosa moesta) |
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shore spider (Pardosa milvina) |
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shoreline wolf spider (Arctosa littoralis) |
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short-bellied slender jumping spider (Marpissa formosa) |
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short-heeled thread meshweaver (Dictyna brevitarsa) |
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Habronattus calcaratus maddisoni (Maddison’s jumping spider) Habronattus captiosus (bare-kneed ornamented jumping spider) Habronattus coecatus (jumping spider) Habronattus cognatus (white-lipped ornamented jumping spider) Habronattus decorus (beautiful ornamented jumping spider) Habronattus texanus (Texas ornamented jumping spider) Habronattus viridipes (green-legged ornamented jumping spider) Haplodrassus signifer (ensign ground hunter) Helophora insignis (marked sheet-web weaver) Hentzia mitrata (white-jawed jumping spider) Hentzia palmarum (common Hentz jumping spider) Hentziectypus globosus (fingered cobweaver) Herpyllus ecclesiasticus (eastern parson spider) Heteropoda venatoria (pantropical huntsman spider) Hibana gracilis (garden ghost spider) Hogna baltimoriana (unbanded wolf spider) Hogna carolinensis (Carolina wolf spider) Hogna frondicola (forest wolf spider) Hypselistes florens (peatland sheet-web weaver) Hypsosinga pygmaea (small orbweaver) Hypsosinga rubens (rubens orbweaver) Hyptiotes cavatus (triangle weaver) |
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Maevia inclemens (dimorphic jumper) Mangora gibberosa (lined orbweaver) Mangora placida (tuftlegged orbweaver) Marpissa formosa (short-bellied slender jumping spider) Marpissa grata (toothed slender jumping spider) Marpissa lineata (four-lined slender jumping spider) Marpissa pikei (Pike slender jumping spider) Mecaphesa asperata (northern crab spider) Mecaphesa celer (swift crab spider) Meta ovalis (eastern cave long-jawed spider) Metepeira labyrinthea (labyrinth orbweaver) Micaria gertschi (Gertsch’s antmimic ground spider) Micaria longipes (slender-spined antmimic ground spider) Micaria pulicaria (glossy ant-spider) Micrathena gracilis (spined micrathena) Micrathena mitrata (white micrathena) Micrathena sagittata (arrowshaped micrathena) Micrathena sagittata (arrow-shaped orbweaver) Mimetus notius (reticulated pirate spider) Mimetus puritanus (common pirate spider) Misumena vatia (goldenrod crab spider) Misumenoides formosipes (white-banded crab spider) Misumessus oblongus (American green crab spider) Myrmarachne formicaria (ant mimic jumping spider) |
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Xysticus acerbus (ground crab spider) Xysticus acquiescens (Great Plains ground crab spider) Xysticus albertensis (Alberta ground crab spider) Xysticus alboniger (contrasted ground crab spider) Xysticus ampullatus (swollen ground crab spider) Xysticus auctificus (recumbent ground crab spider) Xysticus benefactor (helpful ground crab spider) Xysticus canadensis (boreal ground crab spider) Xysticus discursans (wandering ground crab spider) Xysticus elegans (elegant crab spider) Xysticus emertoni (Emerton’s crab spider) Xysticus ferox (tan crab spider) Xysticus fervidus (rare ground crab spider) Xysticus gulosus (grey ground crab spider) Xysticus luctans (twisted ground crab spider) Xysticus punctatus (punctated ground crab spider) Xysticus spp. (ground crab spiders) Xysticus triguttatus (three-banded crab spider) |
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