Bugs of Barr Lake State Park

Covering more than 1,900 surface acres, Barr Lake is one of the largest prairie reservoirs in Colorado open to public recreation. Barr Lake provides habitat for more than 340 species of birds and its significance is recognized on both national and international levels. Nearly 700 acres of ...more ↓

Western Black Widow ¹
Latrodectus hesperus

Banded Garden Spider ²
Argiope trifasciata

Cat-faced Orbweaver ³
Araneus gemmoides

Spotted Orbweaver ⁴
Neoscona crucifera

Barn Funnel Weaver ⁵
Tegenaria domestica

Dictyna calcarata ⁶

Dictyna coloradensis ⁷

Meshweaver Spider ⁸
Dictyna sancta

Eastern Parson Spider ⁹
Herpyllus ecclesiasticus

Attractive Running Crab Spider ¹⁰
Rhysodromus histrio

Common Leaf-beetle Jumping Spider ¹¹
Sassacus papenhoei

Metaphidippus siticulosus ¹²

Brilliant Jumping Spider ¹³
Phidippus clarus

Bold Jumping Spider ¹⁴
Phidippus audax

Apache Jumping Spider ¹⁵
Phidippus apacheanus

Desert Red Jumping Spider ¹⁶
Phidippus ardens

Asian Wall Jumping Spider ¹⁷
Sitticus fasciger

Palaearctic Patterned Jumping Spider ¹⁸
Attulus ammophilus

Asiatic Wall Jumping Spider ¹⁷
Attulus fasciger

Minute Jumping Spider ¹¹
Talavera minuta

Zebra Jumping Spider ¹⁹
Salticus scenicus

Habronattus cuspidatus ²⁰

Woodlouse Spider ²¹
Dysdera crocata

European Harvestman ²²
Phalangium opilio

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Bugs of Barr Lake State Park

Western Black Widow 1 Latrodectus hesperus

Banded Garden Spider 2 Argiope trifasciata

Cat-faced Orbweaver 3 Araneus gemmoides

Spotted Orbweaver 4 Neoscona crucifera

Barn Funnel Weaver 5 Tegenaria domestica

Dictyna calcarata 6

Dictyna coloradensis 7

Meshweaver Spider 8 Dictyna sancta

Eastern Parson Spider 9 Herpyllus ecclesiasticus

Attractive Running Crab Spider 10 Rhysodromus histrio

Common Leaf-beetle Jumping Spider 11 Sassacus papenhoei

Metaphidippus siticulosus 12

Brilliant Jumping Spider 13 Phidippus clarus

Bold Jumping Spider 14 Phidippus audax

Apache Jumping Spider 15 Phidippus apacheanus

Desert Red Jumping Spider 16 Phidippus ardens

Asian Wall Jumping Spider 17 Sitticus fasciger

Palaearctic Patterned Jumping Spider 18 Attulus ammophilus

Asiatic Wall Jumping Spider 17 Attulus fasciger

Minute Jumping Spider 11 Talavera minuta

Zebra Jumping Spider 19 Salticus scenicus

Habronattus cuspidatus 20

Woodlouse Spider 21 Dysdera crocata

European Harvestman 22 Phalangium opilio