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Bold Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax)Observer
rahanceDescription
black spider seen on brick path
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False Black Widow (Steatoda grossa)Observer
rahanceDescription
Adult male
Poisonous bite (neurotoxin)
Has eight eyes.
Long, brown legs with small hairs
Builds a tangled, three-dimensional “cobweb” snare.
The silk is not sticky
Eats insects or other spiders
Male lives up to 18 months
Female can live up to six years.
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Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus)Observer
rahanceDescription
shiny, black, bulbous body with captured insect
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False Black Widow (Steatoda grossa)Observer
rahanceDescription
Steatoda grossa
Family Theridiidae
"False black widow"
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Northern Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium mildei)Observer
rahanceDescription
Small, pale brown, somewhat translucent spider - I thought it might be a youngster. My photo makes it look greener than it really was because it was taken under the kitchen light but without flash.
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Zebra Jumping Spider (Salticus scenicus)Observer
rahanceDescription
Small jumping spider with pale yellow stripes
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Western Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona oaxacensis)Observer
rahanceDescription
Pale colored stocky spider on leaf
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Typical Funnel Weavers (Subfamily Ageleninae)Observer
rahanceDescription
Funnel weaver spider in web on bush
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Long-bodied Cellar Spider (Pholcus phalangioides)Observer
rahanceDescription
long skinny legged cellar spider with brown dorsal marking
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Marbled Cellar Spider (Holocnemus pluchei)Observer
rahanceDescription
Long skinny legs and mottled markings on body
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Typical Funnel Weavers (Subfamily Ageleninae)Observer
rahanceDescription
Medium sized (body 0.25 ins or 6.5 mm), pale brown with striped cephalothorax, legs somewhat hairy. Found in the bathroom.
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Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Observer
rahanceDescription
Looks like a honeybee.
The plant is parrotfeather, Myriophyllum aquaticum. There is no flower so the bee is almost certainly gathering moisture.
