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-wandering …

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 insects. Bites from …

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 thorax covered by the …

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 abdomen is …

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 most …

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 them to catch. …

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 spiders, just …