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Woodlouse spiders are usually found under logs, rocks, bricks, plant pots and in leaf litter in warm places, often close to woodlice.They have also been found in houses. They spend the day in a silken retreat made to enclose crevices in, generally, partially decayed wood, but sometimes construct tent-like structures in indents of various large rocks.
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 (forests, mine shafts, woodpiles, wooden shacks). In southern Africa the genus Palystes are known as rain spiders or lizard-eating spiders. [4]
Common names for woodlice vary throughout the English-speaking world. A number of common names make reference to the fact that some species of woodlice can roll up into a ball. Other names compare the woodlouse to a pig. The collective noun is a quabble of woodlice. [9] Common names include:
Wolf spider. What they look like: With over 200 species of wolf spiders crawling around, it’s no wonder that they range in size and appearance.“The largest species can be up to an inch and a ...
Wood spider may refer to: Huntsman spider, a spider in the family Sparassidae, some of which are also called wood spiders because of their attraction to woodpiles, wooden sheds, and other woody places; Harpagophytum, a plant usually called devil's claw but also called wood spider
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.
Common spiders. American House Spiders or "common house spiders" are the most common of these pesky arachnids that you will encounter. They are generally considered a nuisance, and most people do ...
Common areas where black widow spiders like to live, according to Aggson, Smith and Shea include the following: Wood piles. Rock climbing areas. Under decks. Inside hollow stumps and trees. In ...