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Phidippus audax with a white spot on the back, found in Nashville, Tennessee. Phidippus audax, the Bold jumper or Daring jumping spider, is a common species of spider belonging to the genus Phidippus, a group of jumping spiders easily identified by their large eyes and their iridescent chelicerae.
The spider species Araneus diadematus is commonly called the European garden spider, cross orbweaver, diadem spider, orangie, cross spider, and crowned orb weaver. It is sometimes called the pumpkin spider , [ 2 ] although this name is also used for a different species, Araneus marmoreus . [ 3 ]
Steatoda nobilis is a spider in the genus Steatoda, known in the United Kingdom as the noble false widow, [1] [2] as it superficially resembles and is frequently mistaken for the black widow and other spiders in the genus Latrodectus.
Gasteracantha has a complex taxonomic history, and many questions of species limits and distribution and generic interrelationships remain unanswered. Furthermore, challenges include the variability within individual Gasteracantha species (e.g., color polymorphism and variable length and shape of spines), a lack of male specimens and descriptions for many species, missing or damaged type ...
Verrucosa arenata, also known as the triangle orb weaver, arrowhead spider, and arrowhead orbweaver, is a species of orb-weaver spider found across North America. [2] It is one of the few known large orb-weaver spiders that sits facing upwards in its web. [ 3 ]
The zebra spider (Salticus scenicus) is a common jumping spider of the Northern Hemisphere.Their common name refers to their vivid black-and-white colouration, [1] whilst their scientific name derives from Salticus from the Latin for “jump”, and the Greek scenicus, translating to “theatrical” or “of a decorative place,” in reference to the flashy, zebra-like coloration of the species.
White-tailed spider with egg sac White-tailed spiders are spiders native to southern and eastern Australia, and so named because of the whitish tips at the end of their abdomens . The body size is up to 18 mm, with a leg-span of 28 mm. Common species are Lampona cylindrata and Lampona murina .
The spider gets its name from the existence of three distinctive white stripes on its back, more noticeable on the male. The spider is small, with a dark brown carapace that is between 2 and 2.3 mm (0.079 and 0.091 in) long and a lighter sandy or yellowish-white abdomen that is between 2.4 and 2.6 mm (0.094 and 0.102 in) long.