Invertebrates > Arachnids
The Green Huntsman Spider (Micrommata virescens) is an extraordinary, brilliantly adorned, and visually arresting arachnid belonging to the huntsman spider family (Sparassidae). Holding iconic distinction as the only native representative of the huntsman family in...
Invertebrates > Arachnids
The Raft Spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) is a massive, visually arresting, and formidable semi-aquatic arachnid belonging to the nursery web spider family (Pisauridae). Native to the ancient peat bogs, sphagnum moss pools, and acidic fens of temperate Eurasia, this...
Invertebrates > Arachnids
The Zebra Spider (Salticus scenicus) is a charming, hyper-alert, and globally familiar jumping spider belonging to the family Salticidae. Native across the temperate Northern Hemisphere and widely naturalized in human habitations worldwide, this miniature urban...
Invertebrates > Arachnids
The Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis), commonly celebrated across the Americas as the Crab Spider, Jewel Spider, Spiny Orbweaver, or Smiley Face Spider, is one of the most instantly recognizable, visually bizarre, and geometrically brilliant arachnids...
Invertebrates > Arachnids
The Indian Ornamental Tarantula (Poecilotheria regalis), also widely celebrated as the Regal Parachute Spider or King Ornamental, is an imposing, exquisitely patterned Old World arboreal theraphosid spider native to the lush tropical forests of the Western and Eastern...
Invertebrates > Arachnids
The Antilles Pinktoe Tarantula (Caribena versicolor), formerly classified as Avicularia versicolor, is an extraordinarily gorgeous, arboreal theraphosid spider strictly endemic to the lush tropical island of Martinique in the Lesser Antilles. Globally celebrated as...
Invertebrates > Arachnids
The Orange Baboon Tarantula (Pterinochilus murinus), universally famous throughout the international arachnid community by the affectionate yet fearful acronym ‘OBT’ (‘Orange Bitey Thing’), is a legendary Old World theraphosid spider native to...
Invertebrates > Arachnids
The Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus) is an infamous, highly venomous comb-footed cobweb spider belonging to the family Theridiidae, native to the arid scrublands, chaparral, and human-altered landscapes of western North America. Ranging from western Canada...
Invertebrates > Arachnids
The King Baboon Tarantula (Pelinobius muticus), formerly classified in the genus Citharischius, is a colossal, legendary Old World fossorial theraphosid spider native to the semi-arid savannahs and acacia scrublands of East Africa, primarily across Kenya and Tanzania....
Invertebrates > Arachnids
The Northern Tree Funnel-web Spider (Hadronyche formidabilis) is a colossal, formidable mygalomorph spider native to the towering subtropical rainforests and wet sclerophyll ranges of eastern Australia. Belonging to the notorious family Atracidae—the Australian...
