by Jeffrey S. Pippen | Back to Jeff's Spiders Page | Jeff's Nature Pages
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Marbled Orbweaver (Araneus marmoreus) Orange Co., NC 28 Sep 2008 |
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Foliate Spider (Larinioides cornutus) Person Co., NC 30 May 2008 |
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Acanthepeira sp. orbweaver spider Pine flatwoods in Craven Co., NC 21 Oct 2007 Thanks to John and Jane B. for ID. |
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probably Araneus sp. Near Fresno Dome, CA 10 July 2007 |
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probably Arabesque Orbweaver (Neoscona arabesca) In pine flatwoods near pocosin & creeks, Richmond Co., NC 14 June 2008 ID based on closest match I could find in bugguide.net. |
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probably Arabesque Orbweaver (Neoscona arabesca) Pine flatwoods in Craven Co., NC 21 Oct 2007 |
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Perhaps Neoscona crucifera Pine flatwoods in Craven Co., NC 21 Oct 2007 |
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Mangora maculata orbweaver spider New Hope Creek bottomland in Durham Co., NC 6 Sep 2009 |
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Arrow-shaped Micrathena (Micrathena sagittata) In low vegetation in woods by Haw River, Chatham Co., NC 7 June 2008 |
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Spined Micrathena (Micrathena gracilis) Transylvania Co., NC 9 Sep 2012 I believe this is a Spined Micrathena rather than a White Micrathena, but I'm not a spider expert! |
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Arrowhead Spider, Triangulate Orbweaver (Verrucosa arenata) Mixed woods in Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC 7 Nov 2020 Dorsal view |
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Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis) New Hanover Co., NC 13 Oct 2007 Not considered dangerous to humans, the Spinybacked Orbweaver builds its nests in the woods and is often encountered at face-level along trails. |
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Silver Argiope (Argiope argentata) Tidal/storm flats at Palm Beach, Aruba 13 June 2011 |
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Black and Yellow Argiope, Golden Garden Spider, Writing Spider (Argiope aurantia) Brunswick Co., NC 13 Aug 2006 |
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Silver-backed Argiope, Silver Argiope, Florida Argiope (Argiope florida) Chatham Co., NC 7 June 2008 Youngster with lots of web "writing". |
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Golden Silk Spider (Nephila clavipes) New Hanover Co., NC 23 Sep 2006 Note the hairy joints in the legs. |
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Probably Neospintharus trigonum, formerly known as Argyrodes trigonum Duke Forest Durham Division, Orange Co., NC 21 Sep 2019 |
Created on ... Nov 9, 2013 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com