Araneomorph (True Spider) Picture Thread

[Ungoliant]

I found this lady(?) in our bedroom today, enjoying the air conditioning. I've never seen a wolf spider this big, and even other people who've lived here there whole lives are impressed. Her leg span was approximately 4".

Most wolf spiders don't get that large, but there are species of Hogna and Tigrosa that can reach impressive sizes. Yours is a Hogna -- probably male.

Compare with the Carolina wolf spider (Hogna carolinensis), the largest wolf spider in North America. (Shots of the underside are good for distinguishing between different species of Hogna.)

 

[basin79]

Female Phidippus regius eating a brown cricket.

 

[Ungoliant]

Female Phidippus regius eating a brown cricket.

If you've got it, flaunt it.

 

[Ungoliant]

male southern house spider (Kukulcania hibernalis) courting a female (on my porch)

Courting Kukulcania hibernalis [1/2]

• Ungoliant
• Jul 15, 2017
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• courtship filistatidae hibernalis kukulcania kukulcania hibernalis male mature male southern house spider

This male southern house spider (Kukulcania hibernalis) is courting a female that lives above my...

Courting Kukulcania hibernalis [2/2]

• Ungoliant
• Jul 15, 2017
• 1
• courtship filistatidae hibernalis kukulcania kukulcania hibernalis male mature male southern house spider

This male southern house spider (Kukulcania hibernalis) is courting a female that lives above my...

penultimate male whitebanded fishing spider (Dolomedes albineus)

Penultimate Male Dolomedes albineus

• Ungoliant
• Jul 15, 2017
• 1
• albineus dolomedes dolomedes albineus fishing spider penultimate male pisauridae whitebanded fishing spider

I found this immature male whitebanded fishing spider (Dolomedes albineus) on top of one of our...

Penultimate Male Dolomedes albineus

• Ungoliant
• Jul 15, 2017
• albineus dolomedes dolomedes albineus fishing spider penultimate male pisauridae whitebanded fishing spider

I found this immature male whitebanded fishing spider (Dolomedes albineus) on top of one of our...

common house spider (Parasteatoda tepidariorum) with egg sacs (on my porch)

Parasteatoda tepidariorum With Egg Sacs

• Ungoliant
• Jul 15, 2017
• 3
• common house spider eggs parasteatoda parasteatoda tepidariorum tepidariorum theridiidae

This prolific common house spider (Parasteatoda tepidariorum) lives on my porch...

 

[Prerna]

Hi all,

New to the forum, basically know nothing much about spiders and generally scared of them. Since 2-3 weeks, we have this guest in our house, and we are frightened to even approach it. We think it came along with a special fruits import we got from Cameroon but we're not sure. What I know is I've never seen such a one here in Switzerland. Does anyone know what it is and how dangerous it can be? Any advice is welcome.

 

[Duriana]

Welcome to the forum! That is a type of crab spider, which are harmless. If I had to guess, I would say, Misumena vatia. (Click on their name to go to a site about them) assuming it is M. Vatia, then they are native to Switzerland. You probably have never seen one because they camouflage in flowers. Here is a comparison picture of one that looks similar to yours. On yours, her abdomen looks deflated, probably due to not having a meal in a couple weeks. I would carefully put her in a cup and take her to some flowers outside.

 

[Prerna]

Hi Duriana, many thanks for your message, I'm reassured somehow. I went to check and couldn't find it now; will look again later and make sure to place it in our garden. By the way, I like your name; reminds me of my no 1 favourite fruit, the infamous durian.

 

[Duriana]

Hi Duriana, many thanks for your message, I'm reassured somehow. I went to check and couldn't find it now; will look again later and make sure to place it in our garden. By the way, I like your name; reminds me of my no 1 favourite fruit, the infamous durian.

You're welcome! My parents love durian, and kinda gave me the nickname

 

[spotropaicsav]

@basin79 do you have a gallery on here of just your jumping spiders? I was trying to find, I love seeing these guys! Videos don't load so well for me unfortunately, but the pics are great

Female Phidippus regius eating a brown cricket.

 

[basin79]

@basin79 do you have a gallery on here of just your jumping spiders? I was trying to find, I love seeing these guys! Videos don't load so well for me unfortunately, but the pics are great

I don't have any albums on here no. I'm on Instagram basin79. All my pics are on there but they're not sorted into albums.

 

[spotropaicsav]

I don't have any albums on here no. I'm on Instagram basin79. All my pics are on there but they're not sorted into albums.

Gotcha, I don't have instagram, I'll just search them out on here as I find them. Thanks!

 

[basin79]

Female Heteropoda lunula.

 

[basin79]

Female Porrhothele antipodiana.

 

[basin79]

Young Eresus moravicus. The hand pic for scale.

 

[Flexzone]

Sitticus fasciger- MM
Sitticus fasciger- MM

 

[spotropaicsav]

Sitticus fasciger- MM
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Even I can see clearly this is a MM in these pics, handsome spider

 

[Ungoliant]

Sitticus fasciger- MM

 

[Bider]

Here is my little young house spider. Caught it as a baby going up my wall. Decided to keep it to finish off the remanents of my arachnophobia. Always felt like it was a good idea and it is helping.

Not sure on the exact species though. All I know is that it is one of the European big fast ones.

 

[Bider]

Found this little guy crawling on top of my kitchen top. Wanted a second spider as I had a spare jar, so I put him into temporary holding and set it up. He seems pretty content with the nicely shaped sticks I foraged once I put him in the finished product.

Less sure of the species, but he seems to like using his webs to get around and has brown legs.

 

[Flexzone]

Heteropoda boiei- 1/2'' sling - first feed