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American House Spiders . American house spiders are also very common and harmless. They have a widow-like shape and are a light brown and gray color. Less common spider in WA. Western WA Black ...
Gravid female Male and female western lynx spiders. Female (6.5 millimeter body length) on leaf. Male on clover and approached by a Halictid bee. This species is in the lynx spider family. Female western lynx spider with ichneumon wasp prey. This species is in the lynx spider family. Western lynx spider jumping. At least one jump was triggered ...
Steatoda nobilis has a brown bulbous abdomen with cream coloured markings that are often likened to the shape of a skull. [11] Their legs are reddish-orange. [12] Both female and male S. nobilis can be distinguished from other spiders of the same genus by their large size and typical colouration.
Like many spiders, this species shows sexual dimorphism. [3] The female is larger than the male. The female is about 60 millimeters (2.4 in) long including the legs; her body length is 15–20 mm (0.59–0.79 in) and the male's body is 9–13 mm (0.35–0.51 in) long. [4] The juvenile spiders look similar to adults but are smaller. The juvenile ...
Yellow sac spiders are often found in the Seattle area and eastern Washington. They can be yellow, white or greenish and their bodies are only about a quarter- to a half-inch long. These spiders ...
Wolf spider. What they look like: With over 200 species of wolf spiders crawling around, it’s no wonder that they range in size and appearance.“The largest species can be up to an inch and a ...
Females of a few species are paler brown and some have no bright markings. The bodies of black widow spiders range from 3–10 mm (0.12–0.39 in) in size; some females can measure 13 mm (0.51 in) in their body length (not including legs). [8] Including legs, female adult black widows generally measure 25–38 mm (1–1.5 in). [9] [10]
S. hespera, the western bud spider. This species is commonly found in the western United States and Canada, where it is an effective predator of the hobo spider. It is often confused with the black widow, despite being significantly smaller (7 to 8 mm) and having no bright-colored markings.