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A page where I'll share my spider photos as well as images of spiders and insects from other pages.

10/29/2026

Found this large female Neoscona crucifera (Hentz orbweaver) on the underside of a railing in Coldwater, Michigan USA on 27OCT2026. Because of where she was in relation to a bench, this was as close as I could get. The second photo is a close-up crop of her eyes. The four medial eyes are patterned in a square, and the lateral eyes are very close together in a trapezoid alignment.

10/19/2026

Back when I lived in Colorado, I had a Pholcus phalangioides (long-bodied cellar spider) mother living in the main floor bathroom. She had her kids there! Here's a photo of her with her slings after they hatched. 25AUG2022 in Lafayette, Colorado USA.

10/16/2026

I found this VERY SMOL female Hentzia mitrata (white-jawed jumping spider) at a park in Coldwater, Michigan USA. She was maybe 2 mm long. She was tiny! Not sure if she'll have time to mature before the frost comes, but I hope she can fulfill her responsibilities before she passes. 13OCT2026.

10/15/2026

Look at signs and bulletin boards when you're out at parks. Spiders loooove man-made structures to build on. This is a female Agelenopsis sp. (grass spider) who was not found in a funnel web. I think she was securing her egg sacs for the upcoming winter. Ma'am Spider, hopefully, I'll find your spiderlings next spring. 13OCT2026 in Middlebury, Indiana USA.

10/14/2026

I found a couple Eris militaris (bronze jumpers) males having a standoff today on a bridge in Middlebury, Indiana USA today, 13OCT2026. They separated pretty quickly, but next thing you know, one was on my arm and the other was on my shirt. I was able to return them both to a more-appropriate place on the bridge and was able to get one just OK photo.

10/08/2026

I found a small female Phidippus audax outside yesterday, 07OCT2026. Because they are so common, I don't always stop to take a photo when I see one. This picture reminds me that maybe I need to start taking more P. audax photos. She's very cute and fuzzy 😊 Sturgis, Michigan USA.

10/08/2026

I'm pretty sure this is an Elusive Clubtail dragonfly (Stylurus notatus) I found in Elkhart, Indiana USA on 08AUG2026. Dragonflies are not always easy to photograph because they're usually pretty skittish and tend to fly away when you get close. This one was kind to me and stayed put long enough to get a couple pictures.

10/07/2026

Here's a large female Neoscona crucifera, cross orbweaver, who lives under the window overhang on the north side of the house here in Sturgis, Michigan USA. She's pretty large but not gigantic, and she only gave me a view of her ventral side, but that did allow me to see the two matching pairs of dashes that make identification easy. I'll see if I can't get more photos of her before the fall temperatures take her away. 06OCT2026.

10/01/2026

Not a spider! I think this is a Penitent Underwing Moth (Catocala piatrix). I didn't get any photos of the hindwings for further confirmation; I try not to disturb the subjects of my pictures. So many of the Underwing moths look so similar to each other! I see an upside-down Batman head in the middle, though 😅 You might need to flip the photo to see it. Sturgis, Michigan USA on 24SEP2026.

09/29/2026

Not a spider! I found a mating pair of wheel bugs (Arilus cristatus) on a fence post in Coldwater, Michigan USA today, 28SEP2026. The male is much smaller than the female, but when you consider the females can be up to 1.5 inches, they're both formidable apex predators in the world of arthropods.

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