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• Oct. 24, 2007 - Which is Which?

Posted in Educational

So many people get spiders mixed up. People call the Jumping Spider the Wolf Spider, and they call the Brown Recluse a House Spider. I am going to post some pictures to clarify which bug is which...

The back of a burrowing wolf spider

The silken tunnel of a burrowing wolf spider

Female wolf spider carrying an egg sac

Jumping spider salticus scenicus

Jumping spider Paraphidippus Aurantius

Female Phidippus jumping spider

Now that you can tell the difference between the Wolf Spider and the Jumping Spider... Let's move on to the House Spider and the Brown Recluse!

Brown Recluse spider

Brown Recluse on quarter

Daddy Longlegs spider (Common house spider) Smerringopus Pallidus

Daddy Longlegs spider Pholcus Phalangioides

Pholcus Phalangioides

Pholcus Phalangioides

And finally, I'll just throw a couple of pictures of Tarantulas and Black Widows in just for the fun of it...

Tarantula Brachypelma Smithi

Adult Mexican Redknee Tarantula

Chilean Rose Tarantula

And now, for the black widows!

Female Black Widow showing mouth parts

Female Black Widow from the upper rear, showing pattern

Female Black Widow showing red "hourglass" marker

I hope you enjoyed this!

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• Oct. 24, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by bethanyrae

Thanks for the pictures. I've been aware of the brown recluse and its habits, but didn't realize how large it was. That should make it easier to spot. I thought it was much smaller. Thanks.
A neighbor was excavating for a new garage and disturbed a den of wolf spiders, and they ended up invading her house. It was like something out of Alfred Hitchcock... shudder. It took them forever to get rid of them all.
My son was impressed that you owned all these spiders. I said not likely!
bethanyrae

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