Some Florida Spider Photos :)

[ExoticOddities]

Slender Nursery Spider (Pisaurina undulata) - ?

Woodland Jumper (Thiodina sylvana) - F

Magnolia Jumper (Lyssomanes viridis) - F

Rosemary Crab Spider (Misumenops bellulus) - F

Color variant, found only on wild rosemary in Ocala National Forest

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Enjoy!

Jack

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[mantidsaresweet]

Awesome pics!! That slender one is really interesting.

 

[patrickfraser]

I'm lovin' the Magnolia Jumper.

 

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Wow! That first one is amazing!!

 

[lancaster1313]

Nice!

 

[Ryan.M]

I'm in love with them all! :wub:

Great pics!

 

[ExoticOddities]

Glad you like the images, and thank you for the comments.

I will try to post some more

Jack

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[lancaster1313]

Glad you like the images, and thank you for the comments.

I will try to post some more

Jack

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Please do.

 

[kitkat39]

Please do.

He's got a ton of great pictures on his site.. AND you can buy them too. =D

 

[ExoticOddities]

Well, glad everyone likes the photos, so I will post a few more

Striped Lynx (Oxyopes salticus) - F

Black-And-Red Jumper (Phidippus clarus) - M

Woodland Jumper (Thiodina sylvana) - M (s.a.)

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Enjoy!

Jack

 

[Colorcham427]

This is a great web site I came across after my orb "weaver fever" lol kicked in! I would love to buy or trade some of these jewles, although I am much more interested in Orb weavers such as:

Arrowshaped Orbweaver (Micrathena sagittata)

Basilica Spider (Mecynogea Lemniscata)

Giant Lichen Orbweaver (Araneus bicentenarius)

Golden Silk Orbweaver (Nephila clavipes)

Golden Silk Orbweaver (Nephila clavipes)

Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta)

Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta)

Pale Longjawed Orbweaver Spider (Tetragnatha pallescens)

Florida Argiope (Argiope florida)

Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona domiciliorum)

Starbellied Orbweaver (Acanthepeira stellata)

Trashline Orbweaver (Cyclosa caroli)

Trashline Orbweaver (Cyclosa caroli)

Triangle Orbweaver (Verrucosa arenata)

Tropical Orbweaver (Eriophora ravilla)

Tropical Orbweaver (Eriophora ravilla)

Yellow Garden Orbweaver (Argiope aurantia)

Yellow Garden Orbweaver (Argiope aurantia)

 

[kitkat39]

This is a great web site I came across after my orb "weaver fever" lol kicked in! I would love to buy or trade some of these jewles, although I am much more interested in Orb weavers such as:

Arrowshaped Orbweaver (Micrathena sagittata)

Basilica Spider (Mecynogea Lemniscata)

Giant Lichen Orbweaver (Araneus bicentenarius)

Golden Silk Orbweaver (Nephila clavipes)

Golden Silk Orbweaver (Nephila clavipes)

Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta)

Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta)

Pale Longjawed Orbweaver Spider (Tetragnatha pallescens)

Florida Argiope (Argiope florida)

Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona domiciliorum)

Starbellied Orbweaver (Acanthepeira stellata)

Trashline Orbweaver (Cyclosa caroli)

Trashline Orbweaver (Cyclosa caroli)

Triangle Orbweaver (Verrucosa arenata)

Tropical Orbweaver (Eriophora ravilla)

Tropical Orbweaver (Eriophora ravilla)

Yellow Garden Orbweaver (Argiope aurantia)

Yellow Garden Orbweaver (Argiope aurantia)

LOL.. you got a crazier orb weaver fever than I do!

 

[kmsgameboy]

Is it just me or is the Joker's face on the back of the Rosemary spider?

 

[Peter Clausen]

Awesome photos, color and clarity! I had the occasion to witness (and photograph) an orbweaver spider molting two nights ago on my back deck. It did it hanging from a thread. I'd never seen this before, and that same day I collected my second ever specimen of a brownish lynx spider.

I'd have guessed your Pisaurina was a Tetragnatha by its posture, but it wouldn't be a very good guess or certainly an educated one. We don't get Pisaurids up here so I'm not very familiar with them.

 

[ExoticOddities]

Awesome photos, color and clarity! I had the occasion to witness (and photograph) an orbweaver spider molting two nights ago on my back deck. It did it hanging from a thread. I'd never seen this before, and that same day I collected my second ever specimen of a brownish lynx spider.

I'd have guessed your Pisaurina was a Tetragnatha by its posture, but it wouldn't be a very good guess or certainly an educated one. We don't get Pisaurids up here so I'm not very familiar with them.

Thank you Peter, it is nice that you make this forum available for others to share

It is really neat watching orbs molt! I have orbs all over the place here, so it is fairly common, but is spectacular nonetheless everytime I slow down and take the time to watch.

Regarding the Lynxes, they are ubiquitous here in Florida: Green Lynxes especially, then Browns, Stripeds, and Bark Lynxes are a little rarer. Here are some photos of the Bark and the Brown:

Bark Lynx (Hamataliwa grisea)

Brown Lynx (Oxyopes scalaris)

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I hope you enjoy these photos too--I just caught that Bark Lynx today

Jack

PS: The ID on the Pisaurina is correct. I have had the good fortune to have gained the friendship of Dr. GB Edwards, Curator of Arachnida for the State of Florida for the last 30+ years, and considered *the* authority on Florida spiders, so I run all my questionable IDs (like that one) through him--cheers!

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[Peter Clausen]

Correct identification, scientific and common names, along with excellent photos is a recipe for perfect posts, Jack. Thanks again!

 

[ExoticOddities]

Correct identification, scientific and common names, along with excellent photos is a recipe for perfect posts, Jack. Thanks again!

Thanks Peter ... here is another cool, skinny spider:

Ogre-Faced Spider (Deinopis spinosa)

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Enjoy!

Jack

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[MantidLord]

Excellent photos. How long does it take you to find all of these?

 

[ExoticOddities]

Excellent photos. How long does it take you to find all of these?

Thank you

Some of these I get all the time (Ogrefaced, Woodland Jumpers, Brown Lynx, Striped Lynx, etc.), others are a little harder to come by (Rosemary Crab, Slender Fishing, Bark Lynx, etc.).

Cheers!

Jack

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