Spiders of North America

The wonderful world of spidering. What is a spider? --

Key to the extant (not extinct) arachnids --

How to separate the mygalomorphae from the araneomorphae --

Spider anatomy --

Where do spiders live? --

Observing spiders --

Spider life history --

What are the benefits of having spiders around? --

Introduced species --

Are spiders venomous or poisonous --

Spider bites and potentially dangerous venom --

Online resources --

A quick word about common names --

How to identify spiders --

The sensing web weaver guild. Family: Antrodiaetidae (foldingdoor spiders) --

Family: Atypidae (purseweb spiders) --

Family: Euctenizidae (waferlid trapdoor spiders) --

Family: Halonoproctidae (corklid trapdoor spiders) --

Family: Nemesiidae (velveteen tarantulas) --

Family: Theraphosidae (tarantulas) --

Family: Filistatidae (crevice weavers) --

Family: Hersiliidae (longspinneret spiders) --

Family: Oecobiidae (flatmesh weavers) --

Family: Segestriidae (tunnel spiders) --

The sheet web weaver guild. Family: Euagridae (American funnelweb spiders) --

Family: Hexurellidae (dwarf funnelweb spiders) --

Family: Megahexuridae (ravine funnelweb spiders) --

Family: Microhexuridae (tiny funnelweb spiders) --

Family: Agelenidae (funnel weaver) --

Family: Amaurobiidae (hackledmesh weavers) --

Family: Cybaeidae (soft spiders) --

Family: Desidae (saltwater spiders) --

Family: Hahniidae (combtail spiders) --

Family: Linyphiidae (dwarf sheetweb weavers and sheetweb weavers) --

Family: Ochyroceratidae (tiny ground weavers) --

Family--

Pimoidae (large hammockweb spiders) --

Family: Telemidae (longlegged cave spiders) --

The orb web weaver guild. Family: Anapidae (ground orbweavers) --

Family: Araneidae (orbweavers) --

Family: Symphytognathidae (dwarf orbweavers) --

Family: Tetragnathidae (longjawed orbweavers) --

Family: Theridiosomatidae (ray orbweavers) --

Family: Uloboridae (hackled orbweavers) --

The space web weaver guild. Family: Dictynidae (meshweavers) --

Family: Diguetidae (desertshrub spiders) --

Family: Hypochilidae (lampshade weavers) --

Family: Leptonetidae (tiny cave spiders) --

Family: Mysmenidae (dwarf cobweb weavers) --

Family: Nesticidae (cave cobweb spiders) --

Family: Pholcidae (cellar spidiers or daddylongleg spiders) --

Family: Theridiidae (cobweb weavers) --

Family: Titanoecidae (rock weavers) --

Family: Trogloraptoridae (longclawed cave spiders) --

The ambush hunter guild. Family: Deinopidae (netcasting spiders) --

Family: Selenopidae (flatties) --

Family: Sicariidae (sixeyed brown spiders) --

Family: Thomisidae (crab spiders) --

The ground active hunter guild. Family: Corinnidae (antlike runners) --

Family: Dysderidae (woodlouse spiders) --

Family: Gnaphosidae (stealthy ground spiders) --

Family: Homalonychidae (dusty desert spiders) --

Family: Liocranidae (spinylegged sac spiders) --

Family: Lycosidae (wolf spiders) --

Family: Myrmecicultoridae (antcolony spiders) --

Family: Oonopidae (goblin spiders) --

Family: Phrurolithidae (dwarf antrunner spiders) --

Family: Plectreuridae (spurlipped spiders) --

Family: Trachelidae (cuspuled spiders) --

Family: Zodariidae (igloo spiders) --

The other active hunter guild. Family: Anyphaenidae (ghost spiders) --

Family: Cheiracanthiidae (yellow sac spiders) --

Family: Clubionidae (sac spiders) --

Family: Ctenidae (wandering spiders) --

Family: Miturgidae (prowling spiders) --

Family: Oxyopidae (lynx spiders) --

Family: Philodromidae (running crab spiders) --

Family: Pisauridae (nurseryweb spiders) --

Family: Salticidae (jumping spiders) --

Family: Scytodidae (spitting spiders) --

Family: Sparassidae (giant crab spiders) --

Family: Trechaleidae (longlegged water spiders) --

Family: Zoropsidae (false wolf spiders) --

The spider hunter guild. Family: Caponiidae (bright lungless spiders) --

Family: Cithaeronidae (running spider hunters) --

Family: Mimetidae (pirate spiders) --

Glossary --

References --

Index