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Category: Arachnida

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 11 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

Araneus gemma

September 6, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

This spider represents at least the 5th time I’ve brought home an Araneus orb weaver that I thought would be new to…

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

Antrodiaetus pugnax

September 2, 2023 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

My grandson Lee, who, as I mentioned in A Trip to the confluence of the NF Toutle and Green Rivers,  was the…

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Posted in: Animals, Antrodiaetidae, Antrodiaetus, Arachnida, Araneae (Spiders), Arthropoda, Mygalomorphae, Plants, Species Profiles

Cheiracanthium mildei

June 7, 2023 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

As I mentioned in ‘First mothing trip of the year’, there were several of these spiders prowling the area on…

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Posted in: Animals, Arachnida, Araneae (Spiders), Arthropoda, Cheiracanthium, Miturgidae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Cheiracanthium mildei

Bassaniana (Coriarachne) utahensis

May 24, 2023 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

It’s always a pleasure to go out looking for cool stuff with my grandson Lee, because not only is he good…

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Posted in: Animals, Arachnida, Araneae (Spiders), Arthropoda, Bassaniana, Plants, Species Profiles, Thomisidae (Crab Spiders)

Uroctonus mordax

December 19, 2022 Dan Nelson 11 Comments

There were many moments of discovery on my trip to sw Oregon, many moments of joy and wonder, many ‘Yeehaw!’…

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Posted in: Animals, Arachnida, Arthropoda, Chactidae, Plants, Scorpiones, Species Profiles, Uroctonus, Uroctonus, Vaejovidae Filed under: Uroctonus mordax, Western Forest Scorpion

Ixodes pacificus (Western Black-legged Tick)

November 29, 2021 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

Last Friday I did my weekly walk with my nbo Morgan and my granddog Junior. Afterwards, as we were driving…

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Posted in: Animals, Arachnida, Arthropoda, Ixodes, Ixodida, Ixodidae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Ixodes pacificus, Western Blacklegged Tick

Dysdera crocata (Woodlouse Hunter)

October 18, 2021 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

I thought it was fortuitous that I found a Woodlouse Hunter whilst working on my Oniscus asellus woodlouse post so…

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Posted in: Animals, Arachnida, Araneae (Spiders), Arthropoda, Dysdera, Dysderidae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Dysdera crocata, Woodlouse Hunter

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