2017 Spider Survey Results

1 - Dysdera Crocata identified

Identified based off of these characteristics
1. Large individual Chelicerae
2. Legs 1 and 2 point forward while 3 and 4 point backward
3. Reddish brown color with orange legs
4. 6 eyes, 4 above and 2 below

2 - Amaurobius:
1. Large black abdomen
2. Less than 1 cm
3. Long translucent legs with little to no hair
We thought this was Amaurobius because we had trouble identifying its abdomen
and lungs which might've led to a more accurate identification

4 - Mimetidae
1. Chelicerae move in opposition.
2. Lacks both the cribellum calamistrum.
3. Tibia and metatarsus I and II have a row of long spines.

5 - Theraphosa Mygalomorphae:
1. Large rear thorax proportional to the rest of its body
2. Hairy legs with distinct pattern for hairs
3. Lungs on tarsal side
4. Patterns covering thorax
5. Brown with slightly lighter colored legs

6 - Hypochilus
1. Chelicerae that oppose each other
2. Two pairs of book lungs

7 - Mimetidae
1. Very long legs
2. Legs 1-4 point forward, 5 and 6 point perpendicular to its abdomen, and 7
and 8 point toward the rear of the spider
3. Dark brown thorax and head,
4. Abdominal pattern of white and black stripes
5. All leg hair points in a similar direction (toward the end of its legs)

8 - Uloboridae:
1. All eyes are either dark or the spider has a mixture of light and dark eyes
or the spider has only six eyes.
 2. All eyes dark.

9 - OECOBIIDAE
1. chelicerae, move more in opposition (Fig. 8)
2. calamistrum (Fig 12) is located on metatarsus IV of females and juveniles.
3. With only one pair of lungs or no lungs. 5
4. Tiny spiders (2 to 2.5 mm long).

10 - CTENIZIDAE (Trapdoor spiders)

1. chelicerae, move more or less parallel to one another (Fig. 8).
2. No claw tufts evident

11 - PHOLCIDAE (Daddy-long-legs spiders)

1. Chelicerae move in opposition
2. Spider lacks both the cribellum and the calamistrum.
3. Tarsi long and flexible, appearing to have many little segments

14 - Philodromidae-
1. Legs I and II significantly larger than III-VIII
2. Median eyes same sizes as other, but span across the head
3. Has no visible lungs
4. Anal tubercle has fringe of hairs
5. Labium fused to sternum
6. Spider lacks cribellum

15 - Clubionidae
1. Chelicerae parallel.
2. Large claw tufts but no claws and body hairs all point same direction.
3. Two rows of eyes one on top of the other (four columns)
4. Prominent fringe of hairs on anal tubercle

16 - Tetragnathidae
1. Connected abdomen
2. Two row of eyes, four columns
3. Scopula all point same direction, has few but very visible
4. White in color
5. Claw tufts, no claws
6. No visible lungs
7. Exceedingly large mandibles
8. All eyes light in color
9. Wandering spider
17 - Salticidae
1. Chelicerae move in opposition.
2. Spider lacks both the cribellum and the calamistrum.
3. Metatarsus and tibia I and II without spines.
4. Tarsi not long and flexible.
5. Eight Eyes.
6. Spider with two claws and claw tufts.
7. The anterior median eyes of the spider are much larger than the other six
eyes .

18 -
1. Chelicerae move in opposition (Fig. 9).
2. Spider lacks both the cribellum and the calamistrum. 9
3. Metatarsus and tibia I and II without such spines. 10
4. Tarsi not as described above. 11
5. Spider has six eyes
6. Spider with only two respiratory (book lung) slits.