The two-striped ground spider, Cesonia bilineata, with its paired longitudinal black stripes, looks superficially like a small grass spider (Agelenidae) or wolf spider (Lycosidae) but is free …

Most of the following spiders belong to the family Araneidae, the orb-weavers. Orb-weavers create the archetypical wheel-shaped ‘spider web.’ These webs are used to ensnare flying …

A spider’s body is divided into two main sections: the prosoma (or cephalothorax) and the abdomen. The prosoma is the front part of the body and is composed of the fused head and …

Cool Spider Spotlight The black and yellow garden spider (aka argiope) is common in Maryland. The female is large and builds a web with a zig-zag in the middle. Her head is silver, and her …

Spiders have influenced language (e.g., world wide web and “tangled web”) and place names (e.g., Poison Spider, WY and Spider Lake in the Uinta’s). As diverse and abundant animals in …

There are nearly 400 species of spiders in Indiana. They live almost everywhere, including inside homes and buildings. Spiders feed entirely upon living insects or animals small enough for …

About 50,000 species of spiders have been described. While one person is not able to identify all spiders, county agents, health officials and others can easily learn to identify important …