![]() The marbled orbweaver has marbling on the abdomen with an orange head and orange on the upper legs with black and white banding on the lower legs. Marbled Orbweaver Marbled orbweaverĬommon name: marbled orbweaver, pumpkin spider. Males have a much lighter colored streak, which can help you identify the male from the female. Their webs are spun for their eggs and not for catching prey, they are active hunters that ambush their prey.įemales are tan to light brown with a dark brown streak that runs down the middle of their back. The female American nursery web spider is a dedicated mother than carefully carries her egg sac with her fangs and then builds a nursery where the eggs can hatch as she stands guard. American Nursery Web Spider American Nursery Web SpiderĬommon name: American Nursery Web Spider. They are active during the day and are mostly observed in forested areas. The males do not have sharp ridges and tend to be more white than black in color. They range in brown, white, or black, helping them camouflage in the forest areas. The spines are designed to hurt predators that try and grab them. The spined micrathena has pointed ridges on its abdomen, making them less appealing to predators. Spined Micrathena Adult female spined micrathenaĬommon name: spined micrathena, castleback orbweaver. They are not likely to bite but may do so if they are roughly handled. They are hairy and brown in color and are friendly when you handle them gently. They hibernate in groups during the winter months. They leap towards their prey, while a strand of silk shoots at the target, reducing the risk of the prey escaping. ![]() ![]() They will ambush their prey and are fast runners. The tan jumping spider is a hunting spider and not a sit and wait predator. Tan Jumping Spider Female tan jumping spider The glass spider is not venomous and it is very unlikely that it will bite. The difference is the glass spider’s abdomen has mostly chevrons, while the wolf spider has a bold black line running down the center ending in a point. The grass spider is often confused with a wolf spider, due to them having a similar color pattern. They are exceptionally fast and will catch their prey in a matter of seconds, dragging them back to their web. They create cave-like webs on grassy lawns. Grass spiders are very common in the summertime. Grass Spiders American grass spiderĬommon name: American grass spiders, grass spiders. They are light to dark brown in color with chevron markings and brown to red banding on the legs. Their legs can be up to 3.5 inches (8.8cm) long. Females grow to an inch in length (2.4cm), while males only grow half that length. The dark fishing spider is very similar to the striped fishing spider. Dark Fishing Spider Female dark fishing spider Their venomous bite helps them subdue prey, but is not harmful to humans and may cause some mild discomfort. The front of their bodies is covered in silver hairs with black legs that have red or yellow closer to the body.Įach leg has three claws, one more than other spiders which helps them handle the threads when spinning their web. The female can grow to 2.8cm, while males follow at around 9mm. The yellow garden spider has an egg-shaped abdomen with yellow or orange on black as the base color. Yellow Garden Spider Yellow garden spiderĬommon name: yellow garden spider, black and yellow garden spider, golden garden spider, writing spider, zigzag spider, zipper spider, corn spider, banana spider, Steeler spider, McKinley spider.
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