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Spider and Arachnid Life List

Updated August 17, 2022

My collection of photographs of spiders and other arachnids from my travels.

I was born with an innate fear of spiders, but slowly, I've learned to appreciate their fascinating beauty and diversity. Many species of arachnids require the help of experts to identify in the field. Unlike my other animal pages, I do not attempt to identify most spiders, and certainly appreciate identification help from anybody.

Hawaiian Garden Spider

I used this photo of the large and beautiful Hawaiian Spider when writing about coral reef issues on the North Shore of Kauai. Argiope appensa,Photographed on Kauai, Hawaii

Yellow and black spider from Tambopata River region of Peru

Zebra Jumper

Photographed in Tualatin National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon.

Zebra Jumper from Oregon

River Bank Wolf Spider

Photographed on the Dark Divide Trail, Washington.

This species walks across the surface of the water like a water bug.

Unidentified Spider

Photographed in Playa Ancon, Cuba.

Beach Wolf Spider

From Sunset Beach, Gearheart, Oregon.

Beach Wolf Spider

Photographed at Rockaway Beach, Oregon

Half-edged Wall Jumping Spider

Menemerus semilimbatus, Photographed in Naoussa, Paros, Greece

Unidentified Spider

Photographed in Tambopata, Peru.

Unidentified Orbweaver

You see the little spider in the upper left of this photo? That's the male. Photographed on the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.

Orbweaver from Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

Unidentified Spider

Unidentified Spider

Spiny-backed Orbweaver

I photographed this Spiny-backed Orbweaver and wrote about it in my Bahamian Dry Forest journal. Gasteracantha genus, photographed on Elbow Cay, Abaco, Bahamas.

Unidentified Spider

Photographed on Eagle Creek Trail, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.

Unidentified Spider

El Valle de Anton, Panama.

Evarcha proszynskii Jumping Spider

Photographed at Floras Lake, Oregon.

Unidentified Brazilian Wandering Spider

Phoneutria genus, photographed on the Tambopata River, Peru.

Unidentified Spider

Photographed in the Tambopata region, Peru.

Unidentified Spider

Photographed in the Tambopata region, Peru.

Picadus Orchid Mimic Spider

Possibly picadus granulatus, photographed in El Valle de Anton, Panama. I write about trying to identify this species.

Unidentified Spider

Photographed on a heliconia near El Valle de Anton, Panama.

Unidentified Brazilian Wandering Spider

Photographed in Tambopata region, Peru.

Unidentified Spider

Photographed in Tambopata, Peru.

Unidentified Whip Scorpion

Photographed in Tambopata, Peru.

Unidentified Spider

Photographed in Tambopata, Peru.

Unidentified Brazilian Wandering Spider

Photographed in Tambopata, Peru.

Cyclosa Reeves Decoy Spider

This spider, which you can see at the top of this collection of dead insects, is a tiny arachnid that designs fake spiders. This defensive strategy confused predators into attacking the fake spider. Cyclosa Reeves, I photographed this hard-to-find species while traveling to the Tambopata River region, Peru.