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Spiders by Country  
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Spiders by Family

family Agelenidae   (funnel web spiders, 500 species)
unidentified
funnel web spider
(Vietnam)
unidentified
funnel web spider
(Vietnam)

family Araneidae  (orb weavers, 2850 species)

sub-family Araneinae

genus Argiope (argiopes, 75 species)
black and yellow argiope
Argiope aurantia
(USA)
banded argiope
Argiope trifasciata
(USA)
silver argiope
Argiope argentata
(Costa Rica)
unidentified argiope
Argiope sp.
(Philippines)

genus Colaranea  (4 species)
green orb weaver
Colaranea viriditas
(Canterbury, New Zealand)
Colaranea verutum
(Canterbury, New Zealand)

genus Gasteracantha  (spiny orb weavers, 69 species)
horned spider
Gasteracantha arcuata
(Taman Negara, Malaysia)
spiny spider
Gasteracantha fornicata
(Khanchanaburi, Thailand)
unidentified
spiny orb weaver
(Vietnam)

other sub-families
marbled spider
Araneus marmoreus
(USA)
marbled spider
Araneus marmoreus
(USA)
marbled spider
Araneus marmoreus
(USA)
shamrock spider
Araneus trifolium
(Illinois, USA)
Araneus sp.
(Gelendzhik, Russia)
arrow-shaped micrathena
Micrathena sagittata
(Costa Rica)

family Hersiliidae   (tree trunk or two-tailed spiders, 150 species)
unidentified 
tree trunk spider
(aka two-tailed spider)
(Vietnam)

family Lycosidae   (wolf spiders, 2300 species)
unidentified wolf spider
(Costa Rica)
unidentified wolf spider
with eggs
(Vietnam)
unidentified
wolf spider with eggs
(Siem Reap, Cambodia)

family Nephilidae   (golden orb weavers, 70 species)
golden silk spider
Nephila clavipes
(Costa Rica)
female giant wood spider
Nephila maculata
(Indonesia)
female and male
giant wood spider
Nephila maculata
(Kirirom, Cambodia)
female giant wood spider
Nephila maculata
(Cat Tien, Vietnam)
female giant wood spider
Nephila maculata
(Okinawa, Japan)
female giant wood spider
Nephila maculata
(Okinawa, Japan)
female giant wood spider
Nephila maculata
(Okinawa, Japan)

family Oxyopidae  (lynx spiders, 420 species)
Oxyopes superbus
(Sulawesi, Indonesia)
green lynx spider
Peucetia viridans
(Mexico)
unidentified lynx spider
(Vietnam)
unidentified lynx spider
with bee
(Vietnam)
unidentified lynx spider
(Philippines)
unidentified male
lynx spider
(Vietnam)
unidentified lynx spider
(Indonesia)
unidentified lynx spider
with moth
(Siem Reap, Cambodia)
unidentified lynx spider
with egg sac
(Siem Reap, Cambodia)

family Salticidae  (jumping spiders, 5000 species)
female green jumping spider
(a.k.a.  clown spider)
Mopsus mormon
(Australia)
Myrmarachne maxillosa
ant mimic jumping spider
(Sukhothai, Thailand)
daring jumping spider
Phidippus audax
(Illinois, USA)
Portia sp.
(Siem Reap, Cambodia)
Trite planiceps
(New Zealand)
two-striped jumping spider
Telamonia dimidiata
(Vietnam)
unidentified
(Vietnam)
unidentified
(Vietnam)
unidentified
(Vietnam)
unidentified
(Cambodia)
unidentified jumping spider
guarding eggs
(Indonesia)
unidentified jumping spider
with butterfly
(Indonesia)
unidentified jumping spider
with true bug
(Philippines)
unidentified
(Mexico)
unidentified
(California, USA)
unidentified
(Philippines)
unidentified
(Costa Rica)
unidentified
(Illinois, USA)

family Scytodidae  (spitting spiders, 170 species)
pale spitting spider
Scytodes pallida
(Vietnam)

family Tetragnathidae  (orchard spiders, 960 species)
unidentified orchard spider
(Costa Rica)
unidentified orchard spider
(Philippines)

family Theraphosidae   (tarantulas, 900 species)
Thailand black tarantula
Haplopelma minax
(Vietnam)
Sulawesi black tarantula
Cyriopagopus sp.
(Indonesia)
unidentified tarantula
(Ream, Cambodia)

family Theridiidae  (comb-footed or tangle-web spiders)
black widow
Latrodectus hesperus
(USA)
candy stripe spider
Enoplognatha ovata
(USA)

family Thomisidae  (crab spiders, 2050 species)
unidentified crab spider
(USA)
unidentified crab spider
(USA)
ant-like crab spider
Amyciaea lineatipes
(Siem Reap, Cambodia)

other spiders
unidentified spider with eggs
(Illinois, USA)
unidentified spider
with eggs
(Mexico)
wasp with spider
(California, USA)
unidentified spider
with cockroach
(Kirirom, Cambodia)
(Cat Tien, Vietnam)
(Costa Rica) (Vietnam) (Vietnam) unidentified
ant mimic spider
(Vietnam)
unidentified spider
with four eyes
(Vietnam)
(Vietnam) (Philippines) (Taman Negara, Malaysia) (Taman Negara, Malaysia) (Michigan, USA)
(Gelendzhik, Russia)

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