Spiders
I'm sure there are many spiders in my yard that I haven't yet found. Most of them are small, cryptic, seclusive (and creepy). Except for the jumping spiders. They're cute!
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Observations
Species
Platycryptus californicus
25 Jun 2024
On side of shed
Xysticus sp.
(Ground Crab Spiders)
(Ground Crab Spiders)
10 Jun 2024
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On buckwheat flower
Male
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Philodromus dispar
(Eurasian Running Crab Spider)
(Eurasian Running Crab Spider)
7 Jun 2024
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In garden on side of driveway.
Oxyopes scalaris
(Western Lynx Spider)
(Western Lynx Spider)
28 May 2024
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On Common Woolly Sunflower (Eriophyllum lanatum)
Associated Species: Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)
Oxyopes scalaris
(Western Lynx Spider)
(Western Lynx Spider)
30 Mar 2023
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On the side of the shed.
Body length: ~ 2 mm
Gnaphosidae
(Stealthy Ground Spiders)
(Stealthy Ground Spiders)
3 Feb 2023
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Body length ~ 2.5 mm
Found on dining room table
Ageleninae
(Typical Funnel Weavers)
(Typical Funnel Weavers)
21 Dec 2022
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Found in garage trapped in a glass bowl
Araneus sp.
(Angulate and Roundshouldered Orbweavers)
(Angulate and Roundshouldered Orbweavers)
11 Oct 2022
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Found this on a garbage can lid. Is this a female that laid her eggs and died?
Ageleninae
(Typical Funnel Weavers)
(Typical Funnel Weavers)
8 Oct 2022
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On front porch, above front door.
Body length ~ 20 mm
Cheiracanthium sp.
(Longlegged Sac Spiders)
(Longlegged Sac Spiders)
22 Sep 2022
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Found on leaf with egg sac on bottom of a Douglas Hawthorn leaf. ~ 6mm
Xysticus sp.
(Ground Crab Spiders)
(Ground Crab Spiders)
17 Apr 2022
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On outside wall of house. body length 4 mm.
jlr2018: Three pair of spines on ventral side of tibia I, pointy (rather than spatulate) setae on abdomen.
Xysticus sp.
(Ground Crab Spiders)
(Ground Crab Spiders)
18 Mar 2022
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At the base of the spruce stump. 4 mm
Phidippus audax
(Bold Jumping Spider)
(Bold Jumping Spider)
7 Mar 2022
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The Bold Jumper that I saw yesterday has found a meal. Black Blow Fly maybe?
Pardosa sp.
(Thin-legged Wolf Spiders)
(Thin-legged Wolf Spiders)
10 Feb 2022
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Found on wall by front porch.
~ 5 deg C. Length 7 mm.
Steatoda sp.
(False Widow Spiders)
(False Widow Spiders)
5 Jan 2022
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Found under the bark of a dead cherry tree.
Body length ~4 mm
Pelegrina aeneola
(Coppered White-cheeked Jumping Spider)
(Coppered White-cheeked Jumping Spider)
1 May 2021
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On compost bin.
Xysticus sp.
(Ground Crab Spiders)
(Ground Crab Spiders)
26 Jul 2020
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With honeybee prey and a couple of flies hanging around
Steatoda triangulosa
(Triangulate Combfoot)
(Triangulate Combfoot)
23 Apr 2019
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Under a board in the garden
~ 7 mm
Theridion sp.
(Typical Cobweb Spiders)
(Typical Cobweb Spiders)
26 Mar 2019
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1.5 mm body length
Under bark of silver maple tree
Pelegrina sp.
(White-cheeked Jumping Spiders)
(White-cheeked Jumping Spiders)
27 Aug 2017
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~ 5 mm
Found in a hollyhock stem in its "pup tent" in which it was probably overwintering.
Pelegrina sp.
(White-cheeked Jumping Spiders)
(White-cheeked Jumping Spiders)
26 Jul 2017
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~ 4 mm
This little jumper was hanging out on my laptop while I was in the backyard.
BugGuide ID: The abdomen looks a lot like a Pelegrina species. They have that pattern a lot. They come in many colors and shapes, so the species could be any. T ...
Philodromus sp.
(Running Crab Spiders)
(Running Crab Spiders)
8 Jul 2017
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On garbage dumpster
Body length ~ 3 mm
Looks like it lost one of its legs
Misumena vatia
(Goldenrod Crab Spider)
(Goldenrod Crab Spider)
9 May 2017
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BugGuide ID Looks to be subadult male
Pardosa sp.
(Thin-legged Wolf Spiders)
(Thin-legged Wolf Spiders)
16 Oct 2016
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On ground in leaf litter.
BugGuide ID
Dendryphantini
5 Oct 2016
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Jumping around on the dashboard of our Prius
BugGuide ID: Looks like a young Pelegrina or similar taxon.
Araneus sp.
(Angulate and Roundshouldered Orbweavers)
(Angulate and Roundshouldered Orbweavers)
17 Aug 2016
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BugGuide ID: We don't know if illaudatus gets that far north. If not, we would certainly suggest gemmoides
Eratigena agrestis
(Hobo Spider)
(Hobo Spider)
7 Aug 2016
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ID as male hobo spider was confirmed at BugGuide.
Families
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[label] => Lycosidae (1) [name] => Lycosidae [count] => 1 [cmnm] =>
(Wolf Spiders) ) [8] => Array ( [href] => [img] =>
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[label] => Salticidae (6) [name] => Salticidae [count] => 6 [cmnm] =>
(Jumping Spiders) ) [10] => Array ( [href] => [img] =>
[label] => Theridiidae (2) [name] => Theridiidae [count] => 2 [cmnm] =>
(Cobweb Spiders) ) [11] => Array ( [href] => [img] =>
[label] => Thomisidae (4) [name] => Thomisidae [count] => 4 [cmnm] =>
(Crab Spiders) ) [12] => Array ( [href] => [img] =>
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(Funnel Weavers) ) [7] => Array ( [href] => [img] =>
[label] => Cheiracanthiidae (1) [name] => Cheiracanthiidae [count] => 1 [cmnm] =>
(Long-legged Sac Spiders) ) [8] => Array ( [href] => [img] =>
[label] => Corinnidae (1) [name] => Corinnidae [count] => 1 [cmnm] =>
(Ground and Ant-mimic Sac Spiders) ) [9] => Array ( [href] => [img] =>
[label] => Dysderidae (1) [name] => Dysderidae [count] => 1 [cmnm] =>
(Woodlouse Hunter Spiders) ) [10] => Array ( [href] => [img] =>
[label] => Gnaphosidae (1) [name] => Gnaphosidae [count] => 1 [cmnm] =>
(Stealthy Ground Spiders) ) [11] => Array ( [href] => [img] =>
[label] => Lycosidae (1) [name] => Lycosidae [count] => 1 [cmnm] =>
(Wolf Spiders) ) [12] => Array ( [href] => [img] =>
[label] => Oxyopidae (1) [name] => Oxyopidae [count] => 1 [cmnm] =>
(Lynx Spiders) ) )