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MulberryTaco commented on picture ID 195323.

Can’t figure out how to edit my post… I want to add that it has no discernible pattern to my eye. Just very dark brown all over.... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 195299.

I think this is a sac spider in the genus Clubiona https://uk.inaturalist.org/taxa/121774-Clubiona... Discussion Thread

IrahAnn commented on picture ID 195249.

I disagree only because the pattern isn't that obvious in person. She's mostly black-ish. I've caught others in the same area, exact same spider, just a bit more brown. Idk, it's my best guess. https://bugguide.net/node/view/931410... Discussion Thread

Chantal68 commented on picture ID 195259.

Oh thank you! We never saw a spider like that.... Discussion Thread

frogonlilypad commented on picture ID 195237.

very beautiful jumper... Discussion Thread

frogonlilypad commented on picture ID 195277.

oops, meant to mark No for found in web same individual as https://spiderid.com/picture/195279/... Discussion Thread

frogonlilypad commented on picture ID 194489.

really hard to see the patterning on this one. jumping spider, likely Phidippus... Discussion Thread

frogonlilypad commented on picture ID 194668.

looks like a male, possibly P. regius, but more likely Phidippus audax due to region... Discussion Thread

frogonlilypad commented on picture ID 194644.

female Phidippus, most likely P. audax... Discussion Thread

frogonlilypad commented on picture ID 194769.

looks like a Phidippus ardens... Discussion Thread

frogonlilypad commented on picture ID 194771.

it's a male, looks a lot more like a Phidippus to me, likely P. Audax, possibly P. Regius but less likely due to region... Discussion Thread

frogonlilypad commented on picture ID 195137.

looks very much like a Phidippus, could be P. Ardens or one of the Johnsoni group... Discussion Thread

frogonlilypad commented on picture ID 195171.

i'm inclined to agree on this one, looks like an Olios Giganteus... Discussion Thread

frogonlilypad commented on picture ID 195187.

looks more like a Titiotus to me, hard to tell without a good look at the legs or eye pattern... Discussion Thread

frogonlilypad commented on picture ID 194973.

This is a male Phidippus, could be P. Regius as the previous comment says, but judging by location, more likely to be P. Audax... Discussion Thread

frogonlilypad commented on picture ID 185218.

while this does look a lot like a Loxosceles in size, proportions, shape, and general coloring, the eye pattern, faint markings, and spines on the legs are not consistent with a Loxosceles, but rather is a very good match for a Titiotus, couldn't tell you what species within the Titiotus family, but I'm very certain that it is not an Olios... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 194835.

You are likely correct, those legs are awful long for Loxoceles.... Discussion Thread

TangledWeb commented on picture ID 195259.

https://bugguide.net/node/view/2019 You found the Fishing Spider Dolomedes vittatus. They're fun to observe, they feel for prey in water by keeping their feet on the water. They also hunt visually away from water.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195233.

One of your local wolf spiders, another ground dwelling spider like tarantulas.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195237.

A bold jumper. Yea, I feed them too. Species Phidippus audax - Bold Jumper - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195239.

Well, it is not one of the dangerous sort, not a jumper that is prone to jump onto people. Perhaps a closer photo, I could get this so species.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195235.

Species Latrodectus mactans - Southern Black Widow - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195243.

A bold jumper. Species Phidippus audax - Bold Jumper - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195245.

A triangulate cobweb spider, quite harmless, even good to have around. Species Steatoda triangulosa - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195249.

An eastern parson spider. Species Herpyllus ecclesiasticus - Eastern Parson Spider - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195253.

Good call on the species. If they like your cars, its because thats a good place to find prey and hide. Many spiders leave a drag line of silk weather they make webs or not. Species Philodromus rufus - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

lucimoose commented on picture ID 194835.

Disagree, looks more like a cellar spider. Pholcidae... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195255.

A bark crab spider. Harmless. Genus Bassaniana - Bark Crab Spiders - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

silvasbug commented on picture ID 195231.

Brown recluse, venous not agressive unless provoked... Discussion Thread

silvasbug commented on picture ID 195235.

this looks like a female southern black widow... Discussion Thread

SoggyCoffee commented on picture ID 195205.

I agree with Dan - it’s a fishing spider. Likely dolomedes tenebrosus aka the dark fishing spider. https://bugguide.net/node/view/2011... Discussion Thread

SoggyCoffee commented on picture ID 195223.

It’s a wolf spider carrying her live young on her back.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195220.

No threat at all, looks to be a ground sac spider. Species Castianeira crocata - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195201.

A nursery web spider. Species Pisaurina undulata - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195205.

Don't rely on Google, it could be a fishing spider.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195211.

A mesh web weaver. quite harmless. Species Amaurobius ferox - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195213.

I don't see these often, nice find.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195217.

Golden huntsman spider (Giant Crab Spider). very harmless, cool to have around. Species Olios giganteus - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

TuffGong commented on picture ID 193661.

hahaha. She did not take the photo. Caught her in a lie.... Discussion Thread

TangledWeb commented on picture ID 195222.

Hi, I see you're having trouble uploading to SpiderID. This happens when a connection is slow for any reason. If you try again and leave the page open for 10 minutes it should work. Leaving the site breaks the upload and it can appear to be completed before it actually is. Please try again if you want to.... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 195215.

Here is a bit of a blurb about the genus http://www.biodiversityexplorer.info/arachnids/spiders/clubionidae/clubiona.htm... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 195215.

This is a little sac spider in the genus Clubiona. There are too many species in the genus to and they are all so similar....that it isn't possible to identify it further.... Discussion Thread

MikeHupka commented on picture ID 195205.

Please disregard. Google says its a Wolf Spider. Thanks... Discussion Thread

smallworld203 commented on picture ID 195177.

I love a good mystery! I'm a caver and this particular cave is a very tight squeeze, which basically means the spiders are just 6-12 inches from my face. Around May 18th I plan to explore more of the cave, and will try to get some better lighting and photographs of their eyes, legs, top of abdomen, and eggs. They were on the cave walls, instead of in webs, so unsure if I can get a picture o... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195177.

I didnt note that, thanks.... Discussion Thread

TangledWeb commented on picture ID 195038.

https://spiderid.com/picture/48724/ Here's one of my photos... Discussion Thread

TangledWeb commented on picture ID 195038.

This is a male spider, his pedipalps near his head have swollen tips. That is the part of the males' body often referred to as it's genitals. Technically, he has a penis but doesn't use it directly during mating. This palps work like a turkey baster or eye dropper. I can't see it well enough to tell what kind of spider it is. I have Black Lace Weavers in my stone-walled cellar. The sil... Discussion Thread

TangledWeb commented on picture ID 195036.

I can't add a subspecies, the site isn't progammed for that. What you wrote is the way we do it, people can refer to what you said. Please don't worry about the first post. We leave the posts intact as we discuss and reconsider to show our thought process, like my math teachers used to make us do, "show your work." No, editing doesn't work except when you are still logged on. Then the c... Discussion Thread

TangledWeb commented on picture ID 195177.

I'm pretty sure this is not a Steatoda sp. It might be a Therrid like Euryopis funebris. https://bugguide.net/node/view/1185266/bgimage Euryopis spp have pointy posteriors like this one has.... Discussion Thread

TangledWeb commented on picture ID 195193.

She might be Tigrosa georgicola https://spiderid.com/spider/lycosidae/tigrosa/georgicola/ A Wolf Spider. Most of her markings are covered by her babies. Nice photo, btw. The babes are clinging very tighly to her. They might be more developed than we usually see still hanging onto their mom. :)... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195177.

No argument, but patterns vary so much within species, it is a poor key for ID. Where photos permit, I try to spot 4 or 5 keys, then a best guess. Close examination under a microscope is the only positive way to ID spiders.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195175.

Not certain of gender, looks female. There are many jumpers people keep as pets, likey more popular than tarantulas. The bold jumper maybe the most popular. These spiders have cured more arachnophobia than any other method. Their reluctance to bite, other than jumping, easy to handle. So many youtubes of people keeping these, breeding them etc. I go looking for them and rarely find them, they u... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 194805.

I don't know if I can agree much with that. Perhaps inate with most from birth to toddler ages. I grew up in a place I call 'Bug Central', a small farming community in northern California. My mother, (that feared spiders) told me at 2ish/3ish, I would sit in a corner giggling. I would touch a cellar spider in its web and it would shake. I am still amused by that. 6ish, I think the only thing I fea... Discussion Thread

Clevertroglodyte commented on picture ID 195036.

I can't get the tag to work... At least on my end it's not actually a link. Oh well.... Discussion Thread

Clevertroglodyte commented on picture ID 195036.

@TangledWeb I edited my other comment too much, but I think maybe you can delete either this or the other one since you're a moderator... Heres a copy: I found their subspecies listed on Wikipedia and just googled for photos, but looking back I'm even more confident that it's a southern blackleg orbweaver (the other two subspecies are eastern and western) because I have now used the maps of hab... Discussion Thread

Clevertroglodyte commented on picture ID 194805.

@BugmanDan @TangledWeb When I was in high school, they taught us in psychology that there were three known fears that had genetic links which are present in everyone (to varying degrees, I guess) - spiders, snakes, and diving birds. I think that last one has been amended to any rapidly approaching object. Interesting to see what made it into our genes, but makes sense.... Discussion Thread

AKeene commented on picture ID 195175.

Thanks for the ID! I’ve recently been overcoming my arachnophobia and actually am going out looking for them now. The other jumper I posted, I let him crawl and jump on me! First time in my 58 years. Success! Anyway, I’m guessing this one is a female?... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195167.

You got the family right. the 'eggs' are likely water droplets. their waxy exoskeletondoesn't bond to water. Species Callobius bennetti - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 195177.

No Dan. I am 90 % sure that it isn't. S nobilis has really done well where I am in southern Ireland. I have at least 50 of them in my back garden. So I am very familiar with them.. I have never seen one with this type of pattern.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195173.

Dimorphic jumper... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195175.

A dimorphic jumping spider, cool Species Maevia inclemens - Dimorphic Jumper - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195177.

I'm about 90% sure this is a Steatoda nobilis. They have been turning up in east coast states the last decade.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195177.

A good photo of the eyes would help.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195185.

These are called 'Flatties'. very harmless. Genus Selenops - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195187.

There are no brown recluse in California. What you have there is a false wolf spider. They are quite harmless, often found indoors year round. Species Zoropsis spinimana - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195183.

A dark fishing spider. quite harmless Species Dolomedes tenebrosus - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195171.

Hard to see the eyes for certainty, but I am going with a golden huntsman spider. Very harmless and cool to have around. I used to play with them as a kid, now I just let them go about their business. Species Olios giganteus - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195179.

A jumping spider. Looks like Phidippus audax.... Discussion Thread

smallworld203 commented on picture ID 195177.

Thanks and after a lot of reading on Meta ovalis I'm about 50% sure it could be that. I plan to head back into the cave in mid-May. During that visit I'll be looking more closely for banded legs, shape of the egg sac, and taking better photos of both. Is there anything else I should observe (or photograph) to help with identification?... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 195177.

I am really not sure...there is a chance this is a cave orb weaver called Meta ovalis. Their legs are banded....but there is a chance that they looked solid black in the darkness of the cave....their egg sacs are not cylindrical though...see what you think https://bugguide.net/node/view/305227/bgimage This is a pic of its egg sacs https://bugguide.net/node/view/986049/bgimage... Discussion Thread

0959kedi commented on picture ID 195004.

Steatoda paykulliana. Please ID this one, mods.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195137.

Phidippus johnsoni jumping spider, munching on a sort of fly. johnsoni group - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195135.

That is correct.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195145.

Certainly a cobweb spider,llikely Steatoda genus. They like to make their home inside of and under things. I found one in an old styrofoam cup, and an old auto tire in a junk pile.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195149.

Tropical huntsman, very harmless but quick if spooked. Species Heteropoda venatoria - Huntsman Spider - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

TangledWeb commented on picture ID 194941.

Great photo! The male is the one at the upper left. He is displaying his pedipalps. They are part of his genitals. They're swollen with his semen and he is probably trying to impress the female. :) Spiders are scientifically identified to species by the shape of their genitals. A male and female of the same species fit together like a key in the correct lock. The female has he... Discussion Thread

TangledWeb commented on picture ID 195139.

Eastern Parson Spiders are like little race cars, speed is what they do well. Hopefully you saw a (small) male chasing a ( larger) female to mate with instead of a female chasing a male to eat. They hunt by chasing prey instead of using webs for hunting.... Discussion Thread

jericho347 commented on picture ID 195116.

Looks very similar yes! Bailey is just a few miles from me as well. Only thing is the time frame they see them vs this one in April.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195129.

A giant house spider. Very harmless. Species Eratigena atrica - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195131.

A wolf spider. Hogna carolinensis. Largest of the wolf spiders in NA Species Hogna carolinensis - Carolina Wolf Spider - BugGuide.Net What kind of wolf spider？ - Hogna carolinensis - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195133.

This is a wolf spider. I'm thinking Alopecosa kochi. The small abdomen suggest a male. None of the wolf spiders will pose any thereat to you, pets, or older children. They can be provoked to bite and may sting a bit like a mild bee sting, thats the worst. Species Alopecosa kochi - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 195116.

It might be a spider in the genus Lauricus. But not sure...https://bugguide.net/node/view/310080/bgimage... Discussion Thread

animallover99 commented on picture ID 195124.

Was not found in web just outside of it... Discussion Thread

animallover99 commented on picture ID 156503.

Thank you so very much for identifying it... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195108.

A spitting spider. Harmless. Species Scytodes univittata - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195112.

It is certainly a cellar spider, most common like this is long bodied cellar spider. Species Pholcus phalangioides - Longbodied Cellar Spider - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195118.

Looks like a juvenile southern black widow. Could be brown widow. A bit young to tell.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195046.

I think Inaturalist is a better resource and mor up to date than Bugguide, So I will agree with your findings... Discussion Thread

EllieMpls commented on picture ID 195102.

Cool! Thanks, Dan!... Discussion Thread

TangledWeb commented on picture ID 195036.

Clever, Welcome to Spider ID! You got it! I like this species, it looks so big and calm. I can't go to subspecies level, I didn't know it had any. Yes this is the ventral plane. The Anatomy class I took in high school is useful here. :) This is probably a female, female spiders are much more often photographed than males. The gals are giants compared to males and they live much longer ... Discussion Thread

TangledWeb commented on picture ID 195046.

Maybe Leucauge levanderi? https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/526352-Leucauge-levanderi/browse_photos I don't know the common name for that spider of Puerto Rico. It has some red coloring. I really like the pattern and colors of this one.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195086.

Nice find.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195088.

I believe this is a funnel weaver, maybe grass spider. Species Agelenopsis pennsylvanica - Pennsylvania Funnelweb Spider - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195098.

Not certain if this is a dwarf spider or bowl and doily weaver. One or the other.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195100.

Giant house spider, very harmless, cool to have around. Species Eratigena duellica - Giant House Spider - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195102.

Triangulate cobweb spider, quite harmless, cool to have around.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195104.

Triangulate cobweb spider. Quite harmless Species Steatoda triangulosa - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 195106.

Wolf spider. Hogna carolinensis. Species Hogna carolinensis - Carolina Wolf Spider - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

SoggyCoffee commented on picture ID 195100.

It’s a funnel weaver in the family agelenidae, I think maybe something in the genus eratigena. https://bugguide.net/node/view/843086/bgpage... Discussion Thread

SoggyCoffee commented on picture ID 195094.

Hi, this is a harvestman (order opiliones). They are not actually spiders, but are arachnids. Easiest way to tell them apart is by the body plan - spiders have two body segments, while opiliones only have one (their head and abdomen are fused together). In my area of the world we call them daddy long legs, although that’s a common name used for a lot of different arthropods. https://bugguide... Discussion Thread