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Latrodectus pallidus is a species of spider commonly found throughout North Africa, the Middle East, and central Asia.A common name in English is the white widow spider, and it is known in Russian as белый каракурт, or white steppe spider.
Leucorchestris arenicola, commonly called the dancing white lady spider, is a huntsman spider in the family Sparassidae and genus Leucorchestris. It is commonly found in the Namib desert of Namibia. It is often mistaken with the similarly named Carparachne aureoflava, or more commonly known as the wheel spider from the same location.
Stegodyphus spiders have a tough carapace with white hairs along the body. Males Stegodyphus spiders have dark borders and narrow white bands along the abdomen, while females have dark longitudinal bands along the abdomen. [1] Spiders of this genus vary from total length, typically between 2.3 and 3.5 mm.
Stegodyphus is a genus of velvet spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1873. [3] They are distributed from Africa to Europe and Asia, with one species (S. manaus) found in Brazil. The name is derived from Ancient Greek στέγω , meaning "covered".
The spider appears white, or changes to white, causing it to stand out to human observers. Arthropods, on the other hand, serve as both predators and prey to Misumena vatia, and have photoreceptors that allow them to see ultraviolet, blue, and green light but oftentimes lack red receptors altogether.
Amblypygi is an order of arachnids also known as whip spiders or tailless whip scorpions, not to be confused with whip scorpions or vinegaroons that belong to the related order Thelyphonida. The name "amblypygid" means "blunt tail", a reference to a lack of the flagellum that is otherwise seen in whip scorpions.
Latrodectus hesperus, the western black widow spider or western widow, is a venomous spider species found in western regions of North America. The female's body is 14–16 mm (1/2 in) in length and is black, often with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the lower abdomen. This "hourglass" mark can be red, yellow, and on rare occasions, white.
Micrathena mitrata is commonly found in North America, particularly in the eastern and central regions of the United States, as well as in Canada. [6] [8] The spider prefers wooded areas, especially near streams and other bodies of water, where it can build its web low to the ground, often near shrubs or trees.