Invertebrates > Araneae
The Kauaʻi Cave Wolf Spider (Adelocosa anops), known locally in Hawaiian as ‘peʻe peʻe maka ʻole’ (the eyeless spider), is one of the world’s most specialized and critically endangered arachnids. Confined strictly to prehistoric basaltic lava tubes...
Invertebrates > Araneae
The Ant-mimic Jumping Spider (Synemosyna formica) is one of nature’s most astounding examples of morphological and behavioral mimicry (Batesian myrmecomorphy). Belonging to the jumping spider family (Salticidae), this ingenious arachnid has evolved a body...
Invertebrates > Araneae
The Common House Spider (Parasteatoda tepidariorum), also known as the American house spider, is one of the most familiar and ubiquitous arachnids on the planet. Belonging to the cobweb weaver family (Theridiidae), this modest spider has formed an extraordinarily...
Invertebrates > Araneae
Kipling’s Jumping Spider (Bagheera kiplingi) is a revolutionary biological marvel: recognized scientifically as the world’s first and only predominantly herbivorous spider. Inhabiting thorny acacia trees across Central America, this diminutive jumping...
Invertebrates > Araneae
The Puritan Pirate Spider (Mimetus puritanus) is a stealthy, specialized predatory arachnid belonging to the family Mimetidae. Unlike typical web-weaving spiders that construct intricate silk snares to capture airborne insects, this diminutive woodland hunter...
Invertebrates > Araneae
The Burst Horned Baboon Spider (Ceratogyrus darlingi), also known as the rear-horned baboon tarantula, is one of Africa’s most distinctive and striking fossorial arachnids. Celebrated for the conspicuous, backward-curving conical horn projecting dramatically...
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