Goldenrod Spider - Misumena vatia

Goldenrod Spiders and other members of the crab spider family like to sit and wait at the edge of an open flower and then grab insects as they land. T

American House Spider - Achaearanea tepidariorum

This spider emerges in darkness to produce webs beneath ceilings or in window frames, taking advantage of every angle to set sticky strands where inse

Green Lynx Spider - Peucetia viridans

Lynx spiders get their name from the way that they sometimes pounce on their prey in a catlike fashion. These spiders spend their time hunting for ins

Black Widow Spider - Latrodectus mactans

The female Black Widow Spider waits upside down on her ragged web, guarding her egg sac and flashing her red warning mark. Black Widows are shy creatu

Carolina Wolf Spider - Lycosa carolinensis

The Carolina Wolf Spider does not spin a web. It is a nighttime hunter and scurries along the ground. The female carries her spiderlings on her back f

Black-and-yellow Garden Spider - Argiope aurantia

The Black-and-yellow Garden Spider spins a web with a vertical zigzag pattern in the center, where the female often sits, head downward. The male buil

Daddy-long-legs - Phalangium opilio

Most people think these creatures are spiders, but they aren't. If you look closely, you will see that spiders have two body parts, while daddy-long-l

Windscorpions - Eremobates species

Windscorpions are related to scorpions and spiders, but they are a unique group. They have eight walking legs and a pair of armlike structures that th

Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor (Parus bicolor)

Titmice are social birds and, especially in winter, join with small mixed flocks of chickadees, nuthatches, kinglets, creepers, and the smaller woodpe

Desert Tarantula - Aphonopelma chalcodes

Tarantulas are the largest spiders in the world, and in spite of how they are portrayed in the movies, are not really dangerous to humans. Tarantulas