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Argiope florida, known generally as the Florida argiope or Florida garden spider, is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae. It is found in the United ...
Ctenus captiosus, known generally as the Florida false wolf spider or tropical wolf spider, is a species of wandering spider in the family Ctenidae.
Latrodectus bishopi is the scientific name for the red widow spider, which is endemic to the Florida scrub habitat of central and southern Florida, where it lives primarily in sand dunes dominated by sand pine, Pinus clausa – a type of vegetation found only in Florida and coastal Alabama.
The fear of spiders and the subsequent panic upon spotting them can cause costly distractions while driving. In 2017, a Florida spider was the alleged culprit of a woman crashing her car in South ...
The Torreya trap-door spider (Cyclocosmia torreya) is a species of spider in the family Halonoproctidae. [2] It is endemic to the United States , [ 2 ] and hitherto only known from along the Apalachicola River in Florida .
Cyrtophora citricola, also known as the tropical tent-web spider, is an orb-weaver spider in the family Araneidae. It is found in Asia , Africa , Australia , Costa Rica , Hispaniola , Colombia , and Southern Europe and in 2000, it was discovered in Florida .
Argiope aurantia is a species of spider, commonly known as the yellow garden spider, [2] [3] black and yellow garden spider, [4] golden garden spider, [5] writing spider, zigzag spider, zipper spider, black and yellow argiope, corn spider, Steeler spider, or McKinley spider. [6] The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1833.
Latrodectus geometricus, commonly known as the brown widow, [2] [3] brown button spider, grey widow, brown black widow, [3] house button spider or geometric button spider, is one of the widow spiders in the genus Latrodectus. As such, it is a 'cousin' to the more infamous Latrodectus mactans (black widow).