Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae, named for their robust and agile hunting skills and excellent eyesight. They live mostly in solitude, hunt alone, and usually do not spin webs. Some are opportunistic hunters, pouncing upon prey as they find it or chasing it over short distances; others wait for passing prey in or near the mouth of a burrow. Wolf spiders resemble nursery web spiders, but wolf spiders carry their egg sacs by attaching them to their spinnerets, while the Pisauridae carry their egg sacs with their chelicerae and pedipalps. Two of the wolf spider's eight eyes are large and prominent; this distinguishes them from nursery web spiders, whose eyes are all of roughly equal size. This can also help distinguish them from the similar-looking grass spiders.
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 Araneomorphae are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae, where they point straight down. Araneomorphs comprise the vast majority of living spiders.
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, skull spider, and angel spider. The family, first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1850, is divided into 94 genera.
Psechridae is a family of araneomorph spiders with about 70 species in two genera. These are among the biggest cribellate spiders with body lengths up to 2 centimetres (0.79 in) and funnel webs more than 1 metre in diameter.
M. inornatus may refer to:
Malus trilobata, the Lebanese wild apple, erect crab apple or three-lobed apple tree, is a species in the family Rosaceae in the genus Malus. Some authorities place it in the segregate genus Eriolobus, as E. trilobatus.
Augustalis, may refer to:
M. leoninus may refer to:
Mermessus is a genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae. It was first described in 1899 by O. Pickard-Cambridge. As of 2017, it contains 81 species.
The tripletail wrasse is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses.
Enoplognatha marmorata, the marbled cobweb spider, is a species of cobweb spider in the family Theridiidae. It is found in North America.
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.
Steatoda variata is a species of cobweb spider in the family Theridiidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.
Salticus austinensis, the zebra spider, is a species of jumping spider. It is found in the United States, Mexico, and Central America.
Clubiona riparia, the riparian sac spider, is a species of sac spider in the family Clubionidae. It is found in Russia, Mongolia, China, Japan, and North America.
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.
Crustulina altera is a species of cobweb spider in the family Theridiidae. It is found in the United States.
Oedothorax trilobatus is a species of dwarf spider in the family Linyphiidae. It is found in the United States, Canada, and Russia.
