Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada

Order Araneae - Spiders


A Spider New to Virginia collected on HSC Campus
I just wanted to add this website to the links section to keep track of it (it's the first record of Crossopriza lyoni in Virginia), as well as cite it on the info page for that species. The record is vouched for, as it was announced by Dr. Bill Shear.

Western Black Widow (Environmental Science Field Guide to New Mexico)
New Mexico Tech's online Environmental Science Field Guide to New Mexico section on Latrodectus hesperus (Western Black Widow).

Salticidae: Diagnostic Drawings Library: Lyssomanes viridis

Lyssomanes viridis from Florida
Some pictures of both sexes and natural history information as well.

Nephila Clavipes
University of Florida writeup on Nephila Clavipes.

Album of English Boom Field Trip (Rod Crawford's Spider Collector's Journal)
Adding a link to this page so it can be cited on an info page.

A review of described Metacyrba, the status of Parkella, and notes on Platycryptus and Balmaceda
Edwards G.B. 2005b; A review of described Metacyrba, the status of Parkella, and notes on Platycryptus and Balmaceda, with comparison of the genera (Araneae: Salticidae: Marpissinae); Insecta Mundi, 19(4): 193-226

Habronattus (Araneae: Salticidae) of California including Baja
"This page provides a primarily visual introduction to Habronattus species which can be found in California, including the Baja Peninsula of Mexico".