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Category: Araneae (Spiders)

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…

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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…

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

Agelenopsis oregonensis 

September 26, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

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

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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…

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

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.…

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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…

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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…

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

Larinioides sclopetarius (Grey Cross Spider)

September 13, 2023 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

These two spiders, a male and female Larinioides sclopetarius, were in the same web by the light outside the door…

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Posted in: Animals, Arachnida, Araneae (Spiders), Araneidae, Arthropoda, Larinioides, Species Profiles Filed under: Bridge Orbweaver, Bridge Spider, Grey Cross Spider, Larinioides sclopetarius

Phanias harfordi 

September 12, 2023 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

 This is the jumping spider (family Salticidae) that I mentioned in the blog ‘In Search of Spiders ‘. Late that night,…

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

Pholcus phalangioides

September 11, 2023 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

This is the Pholcus spider I talked about in the blog ‘In Search of Spiders’. They are probably familiar to most people,…

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Posted in: Animals, Arachnida, Araneae (Spiders), Arthropoda, Pholcidae, Pholcus, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Pholcus phalangioides

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