Types of spiders

Many people have a fear of spiders—arachnophobia. Let's be real. A creepy-crawly with multiple eyes and legs that can appear out of nowhere is enough to give anyone the heebie-jeebies.

Spiders are found around the world from your backyard to tropical islands. Learn how they live, how they feed, and what they have to be afraid of.

There are three venomous spiders in the United States: the brown widow, the brown recluse, and the black widow. Some species of spiders in the United States—the mouse spider, black house spider, and wolf spider—are rarely encountered but may deliver a toxic, painful bite.

Spiders are fascinating and diverse animals that kill some harmful insects. Their silk is very strong and may be useful for us. Some species are venomous.

Jumping spiders size, where do they live, are they poisonous, do they bite & make webs, where & how long do they live, what do they eat

Widow family

Learn all about spiders including spider identification, all the different types of spiders in North America, spider anatomy, spider life cycle, habitat, and more. We also have our very own global spider map. Click here to start learning about spiders!

The fear of spiders is one of the most common fears in the world. Here were going to explore the top 10 myths about spiders. Are you afraid of spiders. I know I am. How about you?

Widow spiders (Latrodectus spp.), It doesn't include the two recently described species (L. Garbae and L. Hurtadoi) from Colombia. The global count now stands at 34 by Andraw Blaurock

Are you fascinated by spiders? So are we! Find out what kind of spider species you are by taking this quiz.

Garden Spider.

As always, thank you for reading. Many thanks to Sebastian Alejandro Echeverri, who did the lion’s share of collecting and writing up research. Corrections, ideas, and items for next month are…

Know about the venomous and non-venomous spiders that are native to Missouri. Get details of their identification, color, size, and pictures