A Female Arabesque Orb Weaver in Lufkin, Texas

A Female Arabesque Orb Weaver in Lufkin, Texas
— This article by Jerry Cates and Julia E., first published on 9 April 2010, was last revised on 24 April 2016. © Bugsinthenews Vol. 11:04(07). —————————— Julia wrote: Jerry, After reading your information on my jumping spider, I couldn’t resist digging through my pictures of another specimen. You might say this is the one that opened ...

A Mature Female Southern Orb Weaver in Houston, Texas

A Mature Female Southern Orb Weaver in Houston, Texas
—This article by Jerry Cates and Andrea G., first published on 29 March 2010, was last revised on 24 April 2016. © Bugsinthenews Vol. 11:03(22). —————————————– Andrea wrote: “Hi,  I took this photo in my yard on Saturday night – 3/27/2010. I think I got the “wrong” side of the spider, from what people have said, ...

A Metaltella simoni Spider, imported from South America, in Arlington Texas

A Metaltella simoni Spider, imported from South America, in Arlington Texas
— This article by Jerry Cates and Jess, first published on 21 February 2010, was last revised on 23 April 2016. © Bugsinthenews Vol. 11:02(10). —————————————– Important Links related to the content of this page: Spider Extermination and Control Spider Bite First Aid The following email was received from Jess, Arlington TX, on the morning of ...

A Longjawed Orb Weaver Spider

A Longjawed Orb Weaver Spider
— This article by Jerry Cates and Sheri, first published on 20 February 2010, was last revised on 23 April 2016. © Bugsinthenews Vol. 11:02(09). —————————————– The following terse and pithy email was received on 19 February 2010: “It looks flat here. When I urged it into a jar it bent it’s legs like most spiders look. ...