Spiders on the Web

SPIDERS ON THE WEB (and other Arachnids) of Orange County, California and nearby places Photographed and compiled by Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu) Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92717, Ron Hemberger and Lenny Vincent. Yellow background, exotic to California and/or North America. See also World Spider Catalog and Conspicuous Spiders of Orange County, California Back to Arthropods of Orange County, California
Agelenidae: Grass spiders
Funnel Weaver, Agelenopsis sp.	Funnel Weaver, Hololena santana	Funnel Weaver, Hololena sp.	Barn Funnel Weaver Spider, Tegenaria domestica	Funnel Weaver, Agelinidae
Amphinectidae	Anyphaenidae - Ghost Spiders
Metaltella simoni	Anyphaena californica	Anyphaena pacifica	Hibana incursa
Araneidae: Orb weavers
Six-spotted Orb Weaver, Araniella displicata	Green Orb Weaver, Araneus detrimentosus	Tree spider, Araneus gemma	Texas Orb Weaver, Araneus illaudatus	Araneus montereyensis
Silver argiope, Argiope argentata	Black and yellow argiope, Argiope aurantia	Banded argiope, Argiope trifasciata	Orb Weaver, Cyclosa conica	Trashline Orb Weaver, Cyclosa turbinata
Eriophora edax	Eustala californiensis	Eustala sp.	Larinia directa	Bridge Spider, Larinioides scolpetarius
Bolas spider, Mastophora cornigera	Metazygia zilloides	Metepeira crassipes	Metepeira foxi	Metepeira spinipes
Metepeira sp.	Metepeira sp.	Metepeira sp.	Arabesque Orbweaver, Neoscona arabesca (?)	Spotted Orbweaver, Neoscona crucifera
Western Spotted Orb weaver, Neoscona oaxacensis	Zygiella x-notata
Corinnidae: Antmimics and Ground Sac Spiders
Ant Mimic Spider, Castianeira athena	Ant Mimic Spider, Castianeira occidens	Ant Mimic Spider, Castianeira thalia	Sac Spider, Meriola californicus	Sac Spider, Trachelas pacificus
Ctenizidae: Trapdoor spiders	Desidae: House spiders	Dictynidae: Mesh Web Weavers		Dysderidae: Cell Spiders
California Trapdoor Spider, Bothriocyrtum californicum	Gray House Spider, Badumna longinqua	Mesh Web Weaver, Dictyna calcarata	Mesh Web Weaver, Dictynidae	Woodlouse Spider, Dysdera crocata
Gnaphosidae: Sac spiders
Ground Spider, Callilepis (eremella or gosoga)	Ground Spider, Cesonia trivittata	Ground Spider, Drassyllus insularis	Stealthy Ground Spider, Herpyllus propinquus	Micaria pasadena
Mouse spider, Scotophaeus blackwalli	Sergiolus montanus	Urozelotes rusticus	Zelotes funestus	Ground spider, Zelotus gynethus
Gnaphosid spider
Linyphiidae: Dwarf and Sheetweb Weavers
Bowl and Doily Spider, Frontinella communis	Sheet Web Spider, Neriene digna	Sierra Dome Spider, Neriene litigiosa
Lycosidae: Wolf spiders
Wolf Spider, Alopecosa kochii	Arctosa littoralis	Giant Wolf Spider, Hogna (carolinensis?)	Thin-legged Wolf Spider, Pardosa atromedia	Thin-legged Shore Spider, Pardosa milvina
Thin-legged Wolf Spider, Pardosa steva	Thin-legged Wolf Spider, Pardosa sp	Wolf Spider, Pardosa sp.	Wolf Spider, Schizocosa mccooki	Wolf Spider
Mimetidae: Pirate spiders
Pirate spider, Mimetus hesperus	Reo eutypus
Miturgidae: Prowling spiders			Oecobiidae: Disc Web Spiders
Long-legged Sac Spider, Cheiracanthium inclusum	Long-legged Sac Spider, Cheiracanthium (mildei?)		Oecobius navus	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
Philodromus dispar	Philodromus sp.	Thanatus vulgaris	Thanatus sp.	Tibellus sp.
Titanebo sp.
Pholcidae: Daddy Longlegs spiders				Prodidomidae: Long-Spinneret Ground Spiders
Marbled Cellar Spider, Holocnemus pluchei	Pholcus phalangioides	Psilochorus californiae	Unidentified Pholcid	Long-spinneret Ground Spider, Prodidomus rufus
Salticidae: Jumping spiders
Chalcoscirtus diminutus	Colonus hesperus	Evarcha proszynskii	Habronattus californicus	Habronattus elegans
Habronattus hirsutus	Habronattus oregonensis	Habronattus pyrrithrix	Habronattus schlingeri	Habronattus tarsalis
Habronattus sp.	Habronattus sp.	Habronattus sp.	Habronattus sp.	Marpissa robusta
Gray Wall Jumper, Menemerus bivittatus	Messua limbata	Metacyrba taeniola similis	Mexigonus minutus	Mexigonus morosus
Neon avalonus	Ant Mimicking Spider, Peckhamia sp. (or Synageles sp.?)	Pelegrina aeneola	Phanias concoloratus	Phanias harfordii
Phanias sp.	Phidippus adumbratus	Bold Jumper, Phidippus audax	Phidippus californicus	Johnson Jumper, Phidippus johnsoni
Phidippus phoenix	Phidippus sp.	Plexippus paykulli	Zebra Spider, Salticus palpalis	Sassacus vitis
Sitticus dorsatus	Ant-mimicking Spider, Synageles noxiosus	Thiodina hespera
Sparassidae: Giant Crab Spiders			Tengellidae: Wandering spiders
Huntsman Spider, Heteropoda venatoria	Olios peninsularus		Wandering Spider, Anachemmis sober
Tetragnathidae: Long-jawed Orb Weavers
Tetragnatha nitens	Tetragnatha versicolor	Tetragnatha sp.
Theraphosidae: Tarantulas
Aphonopelma chalcodes	California Ebony Tarantula, Aphonopelma eutylenum	Aphonopelma iodius
Theridiidae: Widows and cobweb weavers
Social Cobweb Weaver, Anelosimus analyticus	Dew-drop spider, Argyrodes elevatus	Dew-drop spider, Argyrodes sp.	Dew-drop spider, Argyrodes sp.	Red and White Steatoda, Asagena fulva
Tangle-web Spider, Cryptachaea porteri	Western black widow, Latrodectus hesperus	Brown widow, Latrodectus geometricus	Common House Spider, Parasteatoda tepidariorum	Cobweb spider, Steatoda borealis?
House spider, Steatoda grossa	False Widow, Steatoda nobilis	Cobweb spider, Steatoda triangulosa	Cobweb Spider, Theridion kawea	Tangle-web Spider, Theridion melanurum
Long-jawed orb weaver, Theridion punctipes	Tent Cobweb Weaver, Tidarren haemorrhoidale	Tent Cobweb Weaver, Tidarren sisyphoides
Thomisidae: Crab spiders
Bark Crab Spider, Bassaniana utahensis	Crab Spider, Diaea livens	Flower Spider, Mecaphesa californica	Flower Spider, Mecaphesa dubia	Mecaphesa sp.
Mecaphesa sp.	White-banded Crab spider, Misumenoides formosipes Female	White-banded Crab spider, Misumenoides formosipes Male	Misumena vatia	Misumenops sp.
Flower Spider, Misumenops sp.	Flower Spider, Misumenops sp.	Flower Spider, Misumenops sp.	Crab Spider, Misumenops sp.	Flower Spider, Misumenops sp.
Tmarus sp.	Xysticus californicus	Xysticus montanensis	Xysticus sp.	Xysticus sp.
Xysticus sp.	Xysticus sp.
Uloboridae: Hackled orbweavers
Uloborus diversus	Uloborus sp.(?)
Ticks American Lyme Disease Foundation
American Dog Tick, Dermacentor variabilis	Pacific Coast Tick, Dermacentor occidentalis (female)	Pacific Coast Tick, Dermacentor occidentalis (male)	Western Black-legged Tick, Ixodes pacificus	Rabbit Tick, Haemaphysalis leporispalustris
Mites
Whirligig Mite, Anystis baccarum	Whirligig Mites, Anystidae	Astigmatid Mite	Spider Mite, Balaustium sp.?	Free-living Mite, Clypeosoma sp.?
Concrete Mite, Balaustium sp.	Free-living Mite: Erythracaridae	Earth Mite, Penthaleus major	Two-spotted Spider Mite, Tetranychus urticae
Other arachnids
Silvestri's Scorpion, Paruroctonus silvestrii	Burrowing Scorpion, Anuroctonus phaiodactylus	Scorpion, Anuroctonus pococki	Slender Brown Scorpion, Centruroides gracilis	Scorpion, Vaejovis puritanus
Sun spider	Pseudoscorpion	Daddy longlegs	Harvestman, Protolophus singularis	Desert Harvestman, Eurybunus sp.
Learn more! Conspicuous Spiders of Orange County: Identification Guide, by Lenny Vincent 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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