Invertebrates > Arachnids
The Giant Vinegaroon (Mastigoproctus giganteus), also widely known as the North American whip scorpion, is a colossal, armored arachnid belonging to the order Thelyphonida. Native to the arid deserts, rocky canyons, and thorn scrublands of the southwestern United...
Invertebrates > Arachnids
The Cobalt Blue Tarantula (Cyriopagopus lividus), historically known in arachnology as *Haplopelma lividum*, is a legendary, visually incandescent fossorial tarantula native to the dense tropical rainforests of Myanmar and Thailand. Belonging to the Old World...
Invertebrates > Arachnids
The Chilean Rose Tarantula (Grammostola rosea), universally celebrated in international arachnology and pet keeping as the Chilean rose hair tarantula or Chilean fire tarantula, is an iconic, heavy-bodied terrestrial arachnid native to the harsh desert fringes and...
Invertebrates > Arachnids
OverviewThe Water Spider (Argyroneta aquatica), globally renowned as the diving bell spider, is one of the most astonishing evolutionary anomalies on Earth: it is the only known spider species that lives, feeds, mates, and reproduces almost entirely submerged...
Invertebrates > Arachnids
OverviewThe Wasp Spider (Argiope bruennichi) is one of Europe’s most visually spectacular and recognizable orb-weaving arachnids, celebrated for its brilliant, wasp-like yellow, black, and white transverse abdominal striping and its architectural web featuring a...
Invertebrates > Arachnids
The Banded Garden Spider (Argiope trifasciata) is a large, striking orb-weaving arachnid belonging to the family Araneidae, native across the Americas and globally naturalized. Famous for its shimmering, silver-and-yellow transversely striped abdomen and the brilliant...
Invertebrates > Arachnids
The European Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus), also known as the Cross Spider or Crowned Orb Weaver, is an exceptionally common and conspicuous araneid spider native to the Western Palearctic and widely established across North America. Renowned for the distinct...
Invertebrates > Arachnids
The Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia), widely recognized as the Black and Yellow Garden Spider, Golden Orb-weaver, Zipper Spider, or ‘Writing Spider,’ is an iconic, strikingly patterned arachnid belonging to the orb-weaver spider family Araneidae....
Invertebrates > Arachnids
The Deathstalker (Leiurus quinquestriatus), also widely known as the Omdurman Scorpion, Israeli Desert Scorpion, or Yellow Scorpion, is an infamous, highly venomous buthid arachnid native to the harsh desert biomes of North Africa and the Middle East. Renowned...
Invertebrates > Arachnids
The Golden Silk Orb-weaver (Trichonephila clavipes), colloquially celebrated across the American South as the ‘banana spider’ or ‘calico spider,’ is an imposing, extraordinarily beautiful orb-weaving arachnid belonging to the family Nephilidae....
