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Phidippus californicus is a species of jumping spider. It is found in the southwestern United States (California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, Utah) and northern Mexico (Baja California peninsula, and Sonora).
Atypoides riversi, known as turret spider, [2] is a species of mygalomorph spider in the family Antrodiaetidae. [1] It is a medium-sized spider native to Northern California [ 3 ] [ 4 ] that constructs a burrow with a turret made of soil, vegetation and silk. [ 5 ]
The species is endemic throughout northern California, forming burrows out of silk, dirt, and sand, from which it attacks prey. This spider is identified by its dark red to red-brown coloration with a stripped or chevron patterned abdomen. Breeding occurs during the winter and females tend to be larger than their male counterparts.
Atypoides gertschi (Syn. Antrodiaetus gertschi) burrow entrance in northern California. Atypoides is a genus of North American folding trapdoor spiders.It was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1883, [2] and it has only been found in United States. [1]
The forests of Northern California are home to many animals, for instance the American black bear.There are between 25,000 and 35,000 black bears in the state. [6]The forests in northern parts of California have an abundant fauna, which includes for instance the black-tailed deer, black bear, gray fox, North American cougar, bobcat, and Roosevelt elk.
Latrodectus is a broadly distributed genus of spiders with several species that are commonly known as the true widows.This group is composed of those often loosely called black widow spiders, brown widow spiders, and similar spiders.
In the same study two new species, A. joshua and A. mojave, were also recognized as geographically and phenotypically distinct. [3] Aphonopelma smithi, also known as the Bay Area blond tarantula, [4] is regarded by some sources as an endemic spider to Northern California, found in California interior chaparral and woodlands habitats. [5]
Bothriocyrtum californicum, the California trapdoor spider, is a species of spider in the family Halonoproctidae. It is found in the United States. [1] Males are smaller than females. [2] Predators include the spider wasp Psorthaspis planata, which use their bodies as larval nurseries, and skunks, which dig up their burrows. [2]