Order: Araneae
Around 114 families

Some species on page - 10 families depicted:

Family: Antrodiaetidae

California Turret Spider (Antrodiaetus riversi)

Family: Araneidae

European Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus)

Cat-faced or gem-shaped spider (Araneus gemma)

Six-spotted orbweaver (Araniella displicata)

Tropical orb weaver (Eriophora ravilla)

Orb Spider (Argiope argentata)

Black and Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)

Zigzag spider (Neoscona cooksoni)

Spotted orbweaver (Neoscona crucifera)

Spiny orb-weaver spider (Gasteracantha cancriformis )

Northern Orbweaver (Aculepeira packardi)

(Araneus ventricosus)

Family: Lycosidae (wolf spiders)

Koch's wolf spider (Alopecosa kochi)

Family: Nephilidae

Madagascar orb-weaver (Nephila inaurata madagascariensis)

Golden Silk Orb-Weaver (Nephila clavipes) aka (banana spider

Family: Pholcidae

Long-bodied Cellar Spider (Pholcus phalangiodes)

Family: Salticidae - jumping spiders - separate page

Family: Tetragnathidae (long-jawed orbweavers)

(Leucauge argyra)

(Tetragnatha)

Family: Theraphosidae - separate page

California Ebony Tarantula (Aphonopelma eutylenum)

Family: Theridiidae (cobweb spiders, widows, candy-striped spiders) - separate page

Cobweb spiders

Family: Thomisidae (crab spiders)

Northern crab spider (Mecaphesa asperata)

Crab spider (Diaea livens)

Family: Viridasiidae

Zebra spider (Viridasius fasciatus)

Misc

European Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus)

European in Palo Alto

Araneus diadematus
Family: Araneidae
Arcadia Place, Palo Alto
November, 2011

(Araneus bispinosus)

Araneus possibly Araneus bispinosus
ID per Jack Owicki
Family: Araneidae
Arcadia Place, Palo Alto
October 2, 2017
Canon rebel T5i

Araneus possibly Araneus bispinosus
Family: Araneidae
Arcadia Place, Palo Alto
October 2, 2017
Canon rebel T5i

Araneus possibly Araneus bispinosus
Family: Araneidae
Arcadia Place, Palo Alto
October 2, 2017
Canon rebel T5i

Cat-faced or gem-shaped spider (Araneus gemma)
Family: Araneidae
Bioblitz
Coyote Creek
November 4, 2018 Friday
Canon 7Dmark2

Cat-faced or gem-shaped spider (Araneus gemma)

Cat-faced or gem-shaped spider (Araneus gemma)
Family: Araneidae
Bioblitz
Coyote Creek
November 4, 2018 Friday
Canon 7Dmark2

Cat-faced or gem-shaped spider (Araneus gemma)
Family: Araneidae
Bioblitz
Coyote Creek
November 4, 2018 Friday
Canon 7Dmark2

Six-spotted orbweaver (Araniella displicata)

Spots

Six-spotted orbweaver (Araniella displicata)
Family: Araneidae
Tilden with Alan
April 21, 2019
Canon 7DmarkII

Tropical orb weaver, (Eriophora ravilla)

Ravillan

Tropical orb weaver, (Eriophora ravilla)
Family: Araneidae
August 12, 2016
Hollywood, Florida
Canon 7Dmark2

In a state of eriophoria

Tropical orb weaver, (Eriophora ravilla)
Family: Araneidae
August 12, 2016
Hollywood, Florida
Canon 7Dmark2

Orb Spider (Argiope argentata)

Orb

Orb Spider (Argiope argentata)
Family: Araneidae
Isabela, Galápagos
June 26, 2015

Black and Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)

Argiope

Black and Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)
Family: Araneidae
Don Edwards National Shoreline
Alviso Area
November 3, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Black and Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)
Family: Araneidae
Don Edwards National Shoreline
Alviso Area
November 3, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Black and Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)
Family: Araneidae
Don Edwards National Shoreline
Alviso Area
November 3, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Zigzag spider (Neoscona cooksoni)

Zigzag

Zigzag spider (Neoscona cooksoni)
Family: Araneidae
North Seymour, Galápagos
June 24, 2015

Spotted orbweaver (Neoscona crucifera)

Spotted orbweaver (Neoscona crucifera)
Family: Araneidae (orbweavers)
My yard
August 10, 2021
Canon R5

Spiny orb-weaver spider (Gasteracantha cancriformis )

Spiny orb-weaver spider

Spiny orb-weaver spider (Gasteracantha cancriformis )
Family: Araneidae
Green Cay, Florida
August 11, 2015
Canon rebel T5i

When spiders get crabby

Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis)
Family: Araneidae (orbweavers)
Williams Island, Florida
October 22, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

When a crab is not a crab is not a crab

Gasteracantha - spiny orb-weaver
Family: Araneidae
Andasibe, Madagascar
June 22, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2

Northern Orbweaver (Aculepeira packardi)

Northern Orbweaver (Aculepeira packardi)
Family: Araneidae (orbweaver family)
Stanford Dish
June 21, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

Family: Lycosidae

Koch's wolf spider (Alopecosa kochi)

Wolf spider

Koch's wolf spider (Alopecosa kochi)
Family: Lycosidae (wolf spiders)
My house
April 22, 2023
Canon 7Dmark2

Madagascar orb-weaver (Nephila inaurata madagascariensis)

Golden orb

Madagascar orb-weaver (Nephila inaurata madagascariensis) aka Red-legged golden orb-web spider

Phylum: Arthropoda
Berenty, Madagascar
July 6, 2013

Spider on 5000 Ariary note

Madagascar orb-weaver (Nephila inaurata madagascariensis) aka Red-legged golden orb-web spider

Phylum: Arthropoda
Berenty, Madagascar
July 6, 2013

Michael makes the sign of the spider

Queen's Palace
Antananarivo, Madagascar
June 21, 2016
Canon rebel T5i

Bob and spider

Madagascar orb-weaver (Nephila inaurata madagascariensis)
Antananarivo, Madagascar
June 21, 2016
Canon rebel T5i

7 legged spider

Madagascar orb-weaver (Nephila inaurata madagascariensis)
Madagascar
July 6, 2013

Golden Silk Orb-Weaver (Nephila clavipes) aka (banana spider

Orb weaver at the beach

Golden Silk Orb-Weaver (Nephila clavipes) aka banana spider
Family: Nephilidae
Hollywood, Florida
August 19, 2013

Long-bodied Cellar Spider (Pholcus phalangiodes)

With egg sac

Long-bodied cellar spider (Pholcus phalangiodes)
Family: Pholcidae
Order: Araneae
Chaminade, Santa Cruz
October 27, 2017
Canon T5i

With egg sac

Long-bodied cellar spider (Pholcus phalangiodes)
Family: Pholcidae
Order: Araneae
Chaminade, Santa Cruz
October 27, 2017
Canon T5i

Orbweaver (Leucauge argyra)

Orbweaver (Leucauge argyra)
Family: Tetragnathidae (long-jawed orbweavers)
The Kampong, Florida
October 30, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Long-jawed orbweaver (Tetragnatha)

(Tetragnatha)
Family: Tetragnathidae (long-jawed orbweavers)
Pomponio Creek - 2021
June 19, 2021 - Juneteen bioblitz
Canon 7D markII

Tarantulas

Arachnophilia

October 28, 2006
Stanford Dish

Hairy legs and all

Stanford Dish

Crab spiders

Northern crab spider (Mecaphesa asperata)

Northern Crab spider (Mecaphesa asperata)
Family: Thomisidae (crab spiders)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
June 9, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

Northern Crab spider (Mecaphesa asperata)
Family: Thomisidae (crab spiders)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
June 9, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

Crab spider (Diaea livens)

Crab spider (Diaea livens)
Family: Thomisidae(crab spiders)
Bioblitz 2019
Lagunita
April 20, 2019
Canon 7DmarkII

Predator and prey

Crab spider and butterfly
Family: Thomisidae
Order: Araneae
Jasper Ridge
April 3, 2014

Zebra spider (Viridasius fasciatus)

Cave spider

Zebra spider (Viridasius fasciatus) Family: Viridasiidae
Order: Araneae
Ankarana, Madagascar
July 4, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2

Cave spider closer

Zebra spider (Viridasius fasciatus) Family: Viridasiidae
Order: Araneae
Ankarana, Madagascar
July 4, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2

Bob with spider

Night walk
Marojejy, Madagascar
June 27, 2016
Olympus Tough TG-4

Photographing spider

Spider
Night walk
Marojejy, Madagascar
June 27, 2016
Canon 7DMark2

California Turret Spider (Antrodiaetus riversi)

Spider turret

California Turret Spider (Antrodiaetus riversi)
Family: Antrodiaetidae (Folding door Spiders)
Photographing Nature
Filoli
February 9, 2019 Saturday
Canon 7Dmark2

California turret spider (Antrodiaetus riversi)
Family: Antrodiaetidae (foldingdoor spiders)
Huddart Park
With Wendy and Xander
February 1, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

California turret spider (Antrodiaetus riversi)
Family: Antrodiaetidae (foldingdoor spiders)
Huddart Park
With Wendy and Xander
February 1, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Misc

Bathtub spider

Spider ()
Arcadia Place
April 22, 2018
Olympus Tough TG-5

Spider ()
Family:
Shoreline Park
June 4, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Spider Eisenlegs

Spider ()
Stanford Dish
November 24, 2006
Stanford Dish

Orb

Spider ()
\ Stanford Dish
\November 21, 2006
Stanford Dish

Bejeweled

November 21, 2006
Stanford Dish

Caught browsing the web

Halloween
October 31, 2014

Bathtub spider

Spider ()
Arcadia Place
October 17, 2018
Olympus Tough TG-5

Spider nails

Hands
Spiders
Halloween 2018
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz
October 26, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Spider nails

Hands
Spiders
Halloween 2018
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz
October 26, 2018
Olympus Tough TG-5

Spidermanin tattoo form

Tattoos
Spiders
Stanford Dish
November 22, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Spiderman

Tattoos
Spiders
Stanford Dish
November 22, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Last modified: November 19, 2020
Created: November 25, 2006
Contact: siegelr@stanford.edu
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