Libya Spiders ID

[Abdulkarim Elnaas]

Here are some spiders I found around my backyard (I live in a rural area in Tripoli, Libya) that I'd like to get some identification for.

I found this spider under some pipes.


This spider was pretty small. I put it in a container so I could take some pictures.

I didn't get too many pictures of this jumping spider before my kitten scared it away.

 

[Abdulkarim Elnaas]

This spider has some babies.

These spiders are everywhere. They get pretty big too.


These are pretty common too.


These are also everywhere.

 

[Abdulkarim Elnaas]

Oh, and I almost forgot this guy...

 

[ReignofInvertebrates]

First spider looks like a Latrodectus to me.

 

[Abdulkarim Elnaas]

First spider looks like a Latrodectus to me.

Hope not. When I told my dad "it looks like it means business", he poked it with his finger

Its legs kinda bring to mind an Orb-weaver that I saw in Raslanuf (a coastal city in Libya) when I was younger, except that it doesn't have the stunning black-on-yellow coloration. Also, the webs I found around this guy came nowhere near to the giant masterpiece that the Orb-weaver had made.

EDIT: Hang on, were you referring to the second spider? If so, I agree.

 

[Abdulkarim Elnaas]

First spider looks like a Latrodectus to me.

Wow! Just checked the belly of the 1st spider and you were right - I found a bright orange hourglass.

I told my dad that it was a Brown Widow. I don't think he'll be poking anymore spiders anytime soon.

 

[ReignofInvertebrates]

Yes I was referring to the first 6 pictures. Last spider could be a Sparassid of some sort.

 

[USMuscle9403]

I'd bet money on the first spider being L. geometricus.