Archaearanea species, probably tepidariourum, the common house spider. |
Identification/Date: See p. 52 in Field Guide to Spiders and Scorpions of Texas. |
Filename: /images/2004/Spiders/2004-05-23-Archaearanea-sp.jpg |
About this photo:Taken right outside our sun room, using a new closeup macro lens. This is probably Archaearanea tepidariourum, the common house spider, though other Archaearanea species are possible. I had tried many times to get a decent photo of this small spider, but had to wait until I had a close-up macro lens. The body of the spider is about 5-6 mm in size. To the naked eye, it appears as a brown blob. According to Jackman, this is "probably the spider most often observed by humans in the United States." It is responsible for the cobwebs you see around the house. |