How Many Of These Spiders Have You Seen?

Giant, Unknown Animals Found off Antarctica

Collected from the Ross Sea shelf in southern Antarctica, this 9.8-inch-long (25-centimeter-long) giant sea spider was one of 30,000 animals found during a 35-day census in early 2008. 

The marine arachnids, which prey on hydroidsand bryzoans—branching, coral-like animals—are larger and more common in Antarctic waters than anywhere else on Earth. 

Cold temperatures, few predators, and high levels of oxygen in seawater could explain their gargantuan size, Don Robertson of New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research told the Associated Press. 

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Ebrecht Ella tricuspidata

Ebrecht Ella tricuspidata ( Syn Misumenops tricuspidatus ) is a spider of the family of crab spiders and in Europe the only species of the genus. The species is widespread in Central Europe, but not very often.
The type is one of the medium sized crab spiders, females are but comparatively conspicuous due to their large, globular abdomen. Males have a body length of about 3 mm, females reach 6 mm.

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Ischnocolinae, genus/species unknown, female, Brazil

 Camel Spider

A camel spider, which is also in the class Arachnida with spiders interestingly enough, is not a spider at all. A camel spider is actually a solpugid, and there are about 900 species of them known to date. Around 50 species of camel spiders are found in southwest US and about 240 in southern Africa. The reason behind the name ‘camel spiders’ is simply because they are found in the desert.

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Spider unidentified yet

We only find this spider once in our backyard. The spider is white to transparent in colour, with two bright white spots on brown pattern on abdomen. Its legs are relatively small. The spider build orb web so we put it in this family. Its web is about 30cm in diameter, 45 degree to horizontal.  
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shamrock orb weaver



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