The use of the common name Mouse Spider for these members of the ground spider family Gnaphosidae is not ‘accepted’…
This member of the family Araneidae (orbweavers) is native to Europe but now has a holarctic distribution. Anecdotally I would…
This is a large (body length 15-20mm for females; 4-6mm males) orbweaver (family Araneidae), with a silver carapace and banded…
While it’s always a happy occurrence for me to find Misumena vatia on a flower, it is much less so…