Let's Find These Rare Spiders!
The following spider species are being tracked by the Florida Natural Areas Inventory and, as of now, we have no records of them on iNaturalist. Let's see if we can find them and help conserve these species:
Centromerus latidens A Sheetweb Spider
http://explorer.natureserve.org/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Centromerus+latidens
Cesonia irvingi Keys Gnaphosid Spider
http://explorer.natureserve.org/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Cesonia+irvingi
Chinattus parvulus Little Mountain Jumping Spider
https://bugguide.net/node/view/350475/bgimage
Cyclocosmia torreya Torreya Trap-door Spider
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1373428
Eustala eleuthera Eleuthera Orb Weaver
https://bugguide.net/node/view/35272
Geolycosa escambiensis Escambia Wolf Spider
https://bugguide.net/node/view/173319/bgpage
Geolycosa xera McCrone's Burrowing Wolf Spider
https://bugguide.net/node/view/123073/bgpage
Hogna ericeticola Rosemary Wolf Spider
https://www.naturepl.com/stock-photo-rosemary-wolf-spider-lycosa-ericeticola--florida-usa-image01399979.html
Islandiana sp. 2 Marianna Cave Sheetweb Weaver Spider
https://blog.pensoft.net/2018/06/28/out-of-the-darkness-a-new-spider-found-deep-within-an-indiana-cave/
Myremekiaphila torreya A Trapdoor Spider
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1466342
Phiddipus workmani Workman's Jumping Spider
https://bugguide.net/node/view/105018/bgimage
Sphodros rufipes Red-legged Purse-web Spider
https://bugguide.net/node/view/116698/bgimage
Good luck and keep exploring!
Peter Kleinhenz
FWC Interpretive Writer and Planner