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This category contains articles about spiders that have a North American native distribution, rather than being limited to particular regions or countries in North America. (Hawaii and other Pacific islands belonging politically to the United States are placed in Category:Spiders of Oceania .)
Many species of wolf spiders possess very complex courtship behaviors and secondary sexual characteristics, such as tufts of bristles on their legs or special colorations, which are most often found on the males of the species. These sexual characteristics vary by species and are most often found as modifications of the first pair of legs. [10]
Tigrosa helluo, commonly known as the Wetland Giant Wolf Spider, is a species of spider belonging to the family Lycosidae, also known as wolf spiders. T. helluo was formerly known as Hogna helluo before differences between dorsal color patterns, habitat preferences, body structures, etc. were discovered. [ 2 ]
Mediterranean recluse spiders (Loxosceles rufescens) typically inhabit steam pipe tunnels and building basements throughout the Northeast, Skvarla says. They can even be found in the steam tunnels ...
“This is one of the few species of spider that can be dangerous to people,” says Potzler. “There are approximately 2,200 bites reported each year, but there has not been a death related to a ...
Dolomedes / d ɒ l ə ˈ m iː d iː z / is a genus of large spiders of the family Dolomedidae.They are also known as fishing spiders, raft spiders, dock spiders or wharf spiders.Almost all Dolomedes species are semiaquatic, with the exception of the tree-dwelling D. albineus of the southeastern United States.
As far as invasive species go, the brightly-colored and shy Joro spiders are not so bad. Learn more about them here.
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.