Order: Araneae
Family: Theridiidae (cobweb spiders, widows, false widows, candy-striped spiders)

Some species on page :

Western black widow (Latrodectus hesperus)

Common candy-striped spider (Enoplognatha ovata)

Noble false widow (Steatoda nobilis)

False black widow (Steatoda grossa)

Other arachnids

Western black widow (Latrodectus hesperus)

Western black widow (Latrodectus hesperus)
Family: Theridiidae (cobweb spiders, widows)
Geng Road
Palo Alto
July 16, 2021
Canon 7D markII

Western black widow (Latrodectus hesperus)
Family: Theridiidae (cobweb spiders, widows)
Geng Road
Palo Alto
July 16, 2021
Canon 7D markII

Common candy-striped spider (Enoplognatha ovata)

Spider and brood

Common candy-striped spider (Enoplognatha ovata)
Family: Theridiidae (cobweb spiders, widows)
My yard
August 2, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

Noble false widow (Steatoda nobilis)

Noble false widow (Steatoda nobilis)
Family: Theridiidae (cobweb spiders, widows, false widows, candy-striped spiders)
Arcadia Place
March 26, 2025
Canon 7Dmark2

Noble false widow (Steatoda nobilis)
Family: Theridiidae (cobweb spiders, widows, false widows, candy-striped spiders)
Arcadia Place
March 26, 2025
Canon 7Dmark2

False widow web

Noble false widow (Steatoda nobilis)
Family: Theridiidae (cobweb spiders, widows, false widows, candy-striped spiders)
Arcadia Place
March 26, 2025
Canon 7Dmark2

False black widow (Steatoda grossa)

False black widow (Steatoda grossa )
Family: Theridiidae (cobweb spiders, widows, false widows, candy-striped spiders)
Arcadia Place
March 26, 2025
Canon 7Dmark2

Order: Araneae - around 114 families

Family: Araneidae

European Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus)

Tropical orb weaver, (Eriophora ravilla)

Orb Spider (Argiope argentata)

Zigzag spider (Neoscona cooksoni)

Spiny orb-weaver spider (Gasteracantha cancriformis )

Family: Nephilidae

Madagascar orb-weaver (Nephila inaurata madagascariensis)

Golden Silk Orb-Weaver (Nephila clavipes) aka (banana spider

Family: Pholcidae

Long-bodied Cellar Spider (Pholcus phalangiodes)

Family: Salticidae - jumping spiders

Family: Theraphosidae - tarantula

Family: Thomisidae

Crab spider

Family: Viridasiidae

Zebra spider (Viridasius fasciatus)

Misc

Last modified: July 18, 2021
Created: July 18, 2021 (from jumpingspider.html
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