Spiders on the Web

SPIDERS ON THE WEB (and other Arachnids) of Orange County, California and nearby places (Animation by Lisa Konrad) Photographed and compiled by Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu) Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92717, and Ron Hemberger and some other guests Yellow background, exotic species Back to Arthropods of Orange County, California
Agelenidae: Grass spiders			Anyphaenidae - Ghost Spiders
Grass spider, Agelenopsis sp.	Funnel Weaver, Hololena santana	Funnel Weaver, Hololena sp.	Ghost Spider, Anyphaena californica
Araneidae: Orb weavers
Tree spider, Araneus gemma	Araneus montereyensis	Silver argiope, Argiope argentata	Black and yellow argiope, Argiope aurantia	Banded argiope, Argiope trifasciata
Bolas spider, Mastophora cornigera	Labyrinth spider, Metepeira labyrinthea	Labyrinth spider, Metepeira sp.	Labyrinth spider, Metepeira sp.	Arabesque Orbweaver, Neoscona arabesca (?)
Western Spotted Orb weaver, Neoscona oaxacensis	Zygiella x-notata
Corinnidae: Antmimics and Ground Sac Spiders			Ctenizidae: Trapdoor spiders	Desidae: House spiders
Ant Mimic Spider, Castianeira occidens	Sac Spider, Meriola californicus	Sac Spider, Trachelas pacificus	California Trapdoor Spider, Bothriocyrtum californicum	Gray House Spider, Badumna longiqua
Dysderidae: Cell Spiders	Gnaphosidae: Sac spiders
Woodlouse Spider, Dysdera crocata	Stealthy Ground Spider, Herpyllus propinquus	Mouse spider, Scotophaeus blackwalli	Sergiolus montanus	Zelotes funestus
Ground spider, Zelotus gynethus	Gnaphosid spider
Lycosidae: Wolf spiders				Mimetidae: Pirate spiders
Thin-legged Shore Spider, Pardosa milvina	Thin-legged Wolf Spider, Pardosa sp	Wolf Spider, Schizocosa mccooki	Wolf Spider	Reo eutypus
Miturgidae: Prowling spiders			Oecobiidae: Disc Web Spiders
Long-legged Sac Spider, Cheiracanthium mildei?	Long-legged Sac Spider, Cheiracanthium sp.		Oecobius navus	Wall Spider, Oecobius sp.
Oxyopidae: Lynx spiders
Striped Lynx Spider, Oxyopes salticus	Western Lynx Spider, Oxyopes scalaris	Lynx Spider, Oxyopes tridens	Green Lynx Spider, Peucetia viridans
Philodromidae: Running Crab Spiders		Pholcidae: Daddy Longlegs spiders
Tibellus sp.		Pholcus phalangioides	Unidentified Pholcid	Unidentified Pholcid
Salticidae: Jumping spiders
Chalcoscirtus diminutus	Evarcha proszynskii	Habronattus californicus	Habronattus elegans	Habronattus pyrrithrix
Habronattus schlingeri	Habronattus tarsalis	Habronattus sp.	Habronattus sp.	Habronattus sp.
Marpissa robusta	Menemerus bivittatus	Metacyrba taeniola	Metaphidippus sp.	Pelegrina aeneola
Pelegrina proterva	Phanias concoloratus	Phidippus adumbratus	Bold Jumper, Phidippus audax	Phidippus boei
Phidippus californicus	Johnson Jumper, Phidippus johnsoni	Zebra Spider, Salticus palpalis	Sassacus vitis	Sassacus sp.
Thiodina hespera
Sparassidae: Giant Crab Spiders	Tetragnathidae: Long-jawed Orb Weavers	Theraphosidae: Tarantulas
Huntsman Spider, Heteropoda venatoria	Long-jawed orb weaver, Tetragnatha sp.	Aphonopelma chalcodes	California Ebony Tarantula, Aphonopelma eutylenum	Aphonopelma iodius
Theridiidae: Widows and cobweb weavers
Commensal spider, Argyrodes sp.	Enoplognatha sp.	Western black widow, Latrodectus hesperus	Brown widow, Latrodectus geometricus	Cobweb spider, Steatoda borealis?
House spider, Steatoda grossa	Tangle-web Spider, Theridion melanurum
Thomisidae: Crab spiders
Coriarachne utahensis	Misumena vatia	White-banded Crab spider, Misumenoides formosipes Female	White-banded Crab spider, Misumenoides formosipes Male	Flower Spider, Misumenops californicus
Flower Spider, Misumenops celer	Flower Spider, Misumenops sp.	Flower Spider, Misumenops sp.	Flower Spider, Misumenops sp.	Flower Spider, Misumenops sp.
Flower Spider, Misumenops sp.	Flower Spider, Misumenops sp.	Crab Spider, Misumenops sp.	Crab Spider, Misumenops sp.	Crab Spider, Misumenops sp.
Xysticus montanensis	Xysticus sp.	Xysticus sp.	Xysticus sp.	Crab spider
Ticks
American Dog Tick, Dermacentor variabilis	Pacific Coast Tick, Dermacentor occidentalis (female)	Pacific Coast Tick, Dermacentor occidentalis (male)	Western Black-legged Tick, Ixodes pacificus
Mites
Whirligig Mite, Anystis baccarum	Free-living Mite: Anystidae	Astigmatid Mite	Free-living Mite, Clypeosoma sp.?	Mite, Erythraeidae
Two-spotted Spider Mite, Tetranychus urticae	Spider mite
Other arachnids
Silvestri's Scorpion, Paruroctonus silvestrii	Burrowing Scorpion, Anuroctonus phaiodactylus	Scorpion, Anuroctonus pococki	Slender Brown Scorpion, Centruroides gracilis	Sun spider
Pseudoscorpion	Daddy longlegs	Harvestman
Learn more! Common Names of Arachnids The demystification of the toxicity of spiders by Ed Nieuwenhuys. Spiders of Kaweah Oaks Preserve, by Irene Lindsey. Spiders of the genus Habronattus in California and Baja California by Marshall Hedin, San Diego State University. Biology 104, The Biology of Insects and Spiders" taught by Dr. Lenny Vincent at Fullerton College. Brown Recluse Spider (genus Loxosceles, Family Sicariidae) not included at this site because it is not reported from Orange County.
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