Skip to content
10,000 Things of the Pacific Northwest
Adventures of a Recreational Naturalist
  • Mission Statement
  • How to use this site
  • Blogs
  • Species Profiles
    • Animals
    • Plants
  • Location Logs
  • Galleries

Category: Arachnida

Tetragnatha caudata

October 1, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

It was really kind of an accident that I identified these three handsome but immature specimens of long jawed orbweavers…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Animals, Arachnida, Araneae (Spiders), Arthropoda, Plants, Species Profiles, Tetragnatha, Tetragnathidae Filed under: Tetragnatha caudata

Hyptiotes gertschi

September 30, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

I found this spider on the trip described in ‘In Search of Spiders , but it got lost in the shuffle…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Animals, Arachnida, Araneae (Spiders), Arthropoda, Hyptiotes, Species Profiles, Uloboridae Filed under: Hyptiotes gertschi

Steatoda triangulosa

September 29, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

I found these three spiders under the overhanging cap of consecutive concrete fence pillars. I suspected that these handsome spiders…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Animals, Arachnida, Araneae (Spiders), Arthropoda, Species Profiles, Steatoda, Theridiidae Filed under: Steatoda triangulosa

Phidippus johnsoni

September 27, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

I don’t see these beautiful salticid spiders (who go by the common names Johnson’s jumper and red-backed jumper, although the…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Animals, Arachnida, Araneae (Spiders), Arthropoda, Phidippus, Plants, Salticidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Phidippus johnsoni

Agelenopsis oregonensis 

September 26, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

I think I found one of these on my first dedicated spider hunting expedition of the year, but whilst trying…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Agelenidae, Agelenopsis, Animals, Arachnida, Araneae (Spiders), Arthropoda, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Agelenopsis oregonensis

Salticus scenicus (Zebra Jumper)

September 24, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Zebra jumpers are probably the most commonly seen jumping spider (family Salticidae) in our region, although their size means we…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Animals, Arachnida, Araneae (Spiders), Arthropoda, Plants, Salticidae, Salticus, Species Profiles Filed under: Salticus scenicus, Zebra Jumper

Phalangium opilio

September 22, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

In our region there are at least 70 species of the arachnids called harvestmen, but the only one I can…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Animals, Arachnida, Arthropoda, Opiliones, Phalangidae, Phalangium, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Phalangium opilio

Parasteatoda tepidariorum (Common House Spider)

September 19, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

I found this spider up under the eaves on the north side of a block building in the local cemetery.…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Animals, Arachnida, Araneae (Spiders), Arthropoda, Parasteatoda, Plants, Species Profiles, Theridiidae Filed under: Common House Spider, Parasteatoda tepidariorum

Neriene digna

September 18, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

During my first spider hunting excursion 10 days ago I found a little spider that I thought was one of…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Animals, Arachnida, Araneae (Spiders), Arthropoda, Linyphiidae, Neriene, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Neriene digna

Larinioides patagiatus 

September 14, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

One of the cooler finds of my day spent spider hunting at Round Lake/Lacamas Creek was discovering this orbweaver in…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Animals, Arachnida, Araneae (Spiders), Araneidae, Arthropoda, Larinioides, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Larinioides patagiatus

Post navigation

Page 1 of 3
1 2 3 Next →

Categories

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Recent Comments

  • 22 Animals That Reveal the Wilder Side of Idaho - Exploring Animals on Taricha granulosa (Rough-skinned Newt)
  • In Search of Spiders – 10,000 Things of the Pacific Northwest on Cheiracanthium mildei
  • In Search of Spiders – 10,000 Things of the Pacific Northwest on Araneus gemma
  • Different Types of Crickets in Colorado and Their Characteristics on Gryllus pennsylvanicus (Fall Field Cricket)
  • Dan Nelson on Bombus melanopygus (Black-tailed Bumble Bee)

Recent Posts

  • Hemeroplanis historialis
  • Tetragnatha caudata
  • Hyptiotes gertschi
  • Steatoda triangulosa
  • Cosmia praeacuta
Copyright © 2025 10,000 Things of the Pacific Northwest — Escapade WordPress theme by GoDaddy