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Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona crucifera)Observer
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Common House Spider (Parasteatoda tepidariorum)Observer
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Female had made a web in a storage unit. She was tending 5 egg sacs. Some hatchlings had emerged and were staying close to the female. Hatchlings looked to be 2nd instar.
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Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)Observer
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Juvenile A. aurantia in bed of hostas stalking wooly aphids.
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Funnel Weavers (Family Agelenidae)Observer
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Lone specimen crouched in the crevices of an outbuilding.
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Eastern Parson Spider (Herpyllus ecclesiasticus)Observer
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Mature male Herpyllus ecclesiasticus was running across the floor in a school building. He measured about 5mm. (Mills River NC) The Parson Spider is a ground spider--family Gnaphosidae.
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Dwarf Spiders (Subfamily Erigoninae)Observer
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Red spider--entire body from 2-5mm in length. Black legs and chelicerae. Widely distributed in sheet webs at a school in Western North Carolina.
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Common House Spider (Parasteatoda tepidariorum)Observer
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Female in her cobweb in the eave of a house.
I took the other two pictures--same location, but in the garage on June 19. The female had placed egg sacs on a cat carrier. In the second pic you can see the female in her web in the corner of the garage. The third pic shows 1st or 2nd instar spiderlings.
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Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta)Observer
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Leucauge venusta, the orchard spider, is a tetragnathid orb-weaver.
This one was observed near the lake in a wooded area of South Carolina. Photos show dorsal and ventral views respectively.
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Wolf Spiders (Family Lycosidae)Observer
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Male H. carolinensis was walking down the carpeted hallway of my mother's house. I housed it in sphagnum and vermiculite and gave crickets and water. It is still alive and well.
