Huntsman spiders, members of the family Sparassidae, are known by this name because of their speed and mode of hunting. They are also called giant crab spiders because of their size and appearance. Larger species sometimes are referred to as wood spiders, because of their preference for woody places. In southern Africa the genus Palystes are known as rain spiders or lizard-eating spiders. Commonly, they are confused with baboon spiders from the Mygalomorphae infraorder, which are not closely related.
The Pholcidae are a family of araneomorph spiders. The family contains more than 1,800 individual species of pholcids, including those commonly known as cellar spider, daddy long-legs spider, carpenter spider, daddy long-legger, vibrating spider, gyrating spider, long daddy, and skull spider. The family, first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1850, is divided into 94 genera.
The brown bullhead is a fish of the family Ictaluridae that is widely distributed in North America. It is a species of bullhead catfish and is similar to the black bullhead and yellow bullhead. It was originally described as Pimelodus nebulosus by Charles Alexandre Lesueur in 1819, and is also referred to as Ictalurus nebulosus.
Velvet spiders are a small group of spiders almost entirely limited to the Old World, with the exception of one species known from Brazil. In Europe, some are commonly called the ladybird spiders.
Megalepthyphantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1994.
Elaphropus nebulosus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.
Scymnus nebulosus, the nebulous lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America and Oceania.
Haplodrassus signifer is a species of ground spider in the family Gnaphosidae. It is found in North America, Europe, Turkey, Israel, Caucasus, a range from Russia to Central Asia, China, and Korea.
Theridula opulenta is a species of cobweb spider in the family Theridiidae. It is found in North America and has been introduced into southern Europe.
Brachynemurus nebulosus is a species of antlion in the family Myrmeleontidae. It is found in North America.
Macrargus multesimus is a species of sheetweb spider in the family Linyphiidae. It is found in North America, Europe, a range from Russia, China, and Mongolia.
Hoplisoides nebulosus is a species of sand wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in North America.
Microlinyphia impigra is a species of sheetweb spider in the family Linyphiidae. It is found in North America, Europe, Caucasus, a range from Russia, and China.
Thanatus vulgaris is a species of running crab spider in the family Philodromidae. It is found in North America, Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Israel, Caucasus, a range from Russia, Central Asia, China, and Korea.
Porrhomma convexum is a species of sheetweb spider in the family Linyphiidae. It is found in Canada, Europe, Caucasus, and Russia (European).
Theridion melanurum is a species of cobweb spider in the family Theridiidae. It is found in a range from Europe to Siberia, Macaronesia, North Africa, Middle East, and has been introduced into the United States.
Elonus nebulosus is a species of ant-like leaf beetle in the family Aderidae. It is found in North America.
Pseudohylesinus nebulosus, the douglas-fir pole beetle, is a species of crenulate bark beetle in the family Curculionidae.
Cyamops nebulosus is a species of fly in the family Periscelididae.
Deraeocoris nebulosus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
