Help Identify a Spider
Need help identifying a spider? If so, then take a look at our collection of spider pictures to see if it looks like yours.
You can also look through the comments below to see if any of the images match your spider.
Don’t see your spider? feel free to upload your photo here and we’ll attempt to id it, and if we can’t, then perhaps one of the visitors can after we post it.
Alright most of the pictures that I can see above like the ones that, Allan, Chris, Barb, April, Rachel and Duane have posted look like huntsman spiders. I’m not sure but they look like it, I hope this helped.
I think I’ve been bitten by a spider on my toe it is a hard red blister on my big toe.
well ive found dozens of really small black spiders on the floor, their always on the floor, but i sleep in the floor. ive been bitten several times, but nothing happens, i would just like to know what kind of spider it is. my brother n law says that its a wolf spider but its not.
I live in Kentucky
Hi, I found a large red spider over my mothers door frame in our apartment located in West Covina, Ca. I have never seen one like that before it had a large sac like bottom half. I killed it but before i could get a picture my mother flushed it. I am trying to identify it to see if it is venomous. My mother has M.S so her immune system is already weakened. If you have picture of something like this please send so i can identify.
Thanks
Looking to get info on the spider #62. We found it outside near our hot tub. It has some pretty nice fangs!
Hi: I live near Richmond, Va. I awoke in the middle of the night to see a spider on my indoor, outdoor thermometer, near my bed. I was too afraid of it to get close enough to get a picture, but I killed it. It was completely flat, and looked like a small star. It had white specks all over its legs and back. Measured about 1 inch in diameter, but flat like a piece of paper would be. I am so afraid of spiders, and was very upset about it. It was too close to my bed for comfort. I have searched for quite some time today, and haven’t found anything that looks exactly like it. Would you have any idea what kind it might be? Thanks so much for your help, Janice
My second post today. Southern California resident – I’m about an hour North of San Diego in what I believe is the Spider capital of America. These are pictures of the fourth spider I’ve submitted here asking for help in identifying. I’m thankful for all past responses and would appreciate any info you have on this one. I found this one after removing some siding to replace a window in my home. He’s no bigger than a dime and darts around very quickly in an almost ‘fly-like’ manner.
Thanks again
Craig Newton
I live in Southern California. This spider’s shape is similar to a black widow but its only about half the size and has no underbelly markings. I found it in a sweater I left in the garage for a couple days. I wasn’t bitten. Haven’t seen one like this before and would sure appreciate any information you have about it.
what kind of spider is black with white stripes running down the butt of it? it also looked like it had black legs with white dots on them.
I know exactly the kind of spider that is on picture #62.
It is called a woodlouse spider, I have four of them as specimens for my Entomology (even though they are arachnids, I still like to study them.)
We keep a pet tarantula in my house.
You have no fear of these woodlouse. They are not poisonous. As for your bite, I don’t know where that came from.
P.S if you come across a tarantula also, you don’t need to be afraid of them ether.
I live in Upstate/Central NY. My home is in a pretty wooded area and every spring there are many spiders that invade my home. There are 2 different kinds that are all over. I have a picture of one of them, the smaller and more frequent of the 2. If I walk around and search I literally will find AT LEAST 10 of these things on my walls and ceilings. Sometimes in groups and certain rooms like my bedroom, the living room and office has the most. I also get a lot of cobwebs around the ceiling area of the house. I don’t know if its coming from these guys or now, but it looks like stringy dust.
I got bit today by a nasty little spider. My first reaction was to flick him so I did not get a picture and now my finger is swollen and throbbing where I got bit. Definetly a bad bite.
This was a tiny spider with short legs. His legs are shiny black as well as his head. His body was shiny red. Did not notice any hair or markings.
I live in Northern California. Any help identifying this guy would be appreciated. Thanks
I found this spider in my window it’s wed thatt seems to be thick I was just wondering what kind it was because i have a small child and i don’t want to take a chance and get bitten by this spider.
I live in North Carolina and I just want to know what it is that way I know how to get rid of it this isn’t the first one I’ve had.
Hello,
I live in Southern Brazil (on the island of Florianopolis, in the State of Santa Catarina), in a rather countrified location with my family. Today we saw this spider making its way across our floor and I captured it and took some pictures (please see attached). Is this a Brazilian Wandering Spider or something else please?
Many thanks,
Philip de Souza
I’m trying to identify a spider we found among riprap (rocks) on our property. I live in North Scottsdale, AZ in the U.S. My property is very much desert – we boarder the national forest (all desert). I didn’t see the web. I would like your help identifying it out of sheer curiosity. Large, smooth abdomen with almost tarantula-esque legs. It was rather large – not as large as a tarantula is out here, but larger than any other type of spider I’ve seen.
Many thanks for your help!
i found anther one this ones not very big but it looks bad its fast black with kind of small streaks of brown…;D
hi , I found a spider in my bathroom with kid of a checkered pattern on its butt I did’nt know what it was . I really got scared when my 5 yr old neice got into the container it was in and dropped it . :O. I want to know is it poisnus or not .IM REALLY FREAKED OUT!!!!! please help. it looked tan w/ checkeredish pattern on its butt w/ kinda long legs it was about as big as my thumb nail.
Hey,
What type of spider has a blue body with white stripes on it and then black/dark brown legs with 2orange dots on it at the joints? It sits pretty high up so i cant get a photo of it.
Please can someone advise, the spider is right outside my office and i want to find out if its dangerous or not :)
thanks :)
Help,
Today I had a spider that gave me the willie’s. This is hard to do as I don’t mind spiders in the least. I have been unable to locate the name of it. Can someone help please.
The body was the size of a nickle, round and black. The butt portion was alot smaller than the main body, was red and shaped like (). The main body was round and looked kind of like it was a spider on steriods.(Bulky) It looked kind of furry/hairy. The legs were not porportioned to the body as they were small and fitted into the body kind of tight. (No leg span). It looked kind of like it had pinchers in the front close together and centered. Please help.
Thank you
I came to this website to search for a very strange spider that I had found in my house and I came across it. Number 62. I get a fair amount of these spiders in my house and I have no idea what it can be. They appear to be seen more in the spring and summer and appear to be mostly ground dwellers. It looks venemous because of the colors but they dont seem to be aggressive. I dont have a picture of one but there fangs for their size body are big and I’d hate to get bit by one. If you have any idea of what kind of spider this is can you please tell me? Thanks, Tony from Illinois.
Same type of spider noted in photo in Comment #676 by Armando…curious as to what kind of spider it is!!!
R/T my first Comment #1579…Same type of spider featured in photo in Comment #676 by Armando… Thanks.
Comment #916 by Valerie featuring reddish-colored spider with pincher-like fangs….we have found several of these particular spiders in our basement in the past 1 1/2 yrs. Seems to me that we’ve seen them during the warmer months. The first time I saw one, I had just laid several bags of new mulch out in the yard earlier that day. Then, we found 4-5 more in weeks that followed. Then, it’s been one here, one there… I was leery d/t the reddish color and the shiny-smooth body…typically, in nature, red and shiny is a BAD sign. Also note that these types of spiders are somewhat aggressive, in that, a couple have drawn back at me when I’ve come at them to look at them. Please respond with a classification or ID of this type of spider. Would like to research it. Does make me nervous with 3 children and indoor pets.
I live in Cleveland Ohio and I stay on a slap my backyard is equivalent to a swamp as the snow is melting. I found a large (the largest spider i have ever seen) black spider come out of my drain .. this is the second one this week and this one is larger than the last . it has about 5 long legs and is all black with body the size of a nickel. Can you tell what this can be with no picture and is it poisonous?
i have found a brown spider the size of about a dime maybe smaller. it had a small light brown cross on its back cam neone help. i live in northern ohio.
I found these 2 spiders in my house in Upstate NY area and am worried if they might be poisonous around my young son.
One I thought was possibly a Hobo spider and the other darker one with a marking similar to a cross on its back I am not sure if that’s a black house spider or what.
These 2 were the biggest spiders I have seen indoors, not counting a zoo, and I know to some of you thats not a big spider but upstate NY it is! If you know what it is please help, thanks.
So I was going to take a shower when I noticed this very small orange spider with large arms on the ceiling. It is about 2 centimeters long, orange, with long extending arms and living in Florida. Please tell me if it is dangerous.
In my house was a big spider. 1/2 inch oval shaped. top of body was the color of the outside of a coconut shell (brownish). The legs and underside are bright red. Except that the stomach is pure black with a perfect white cross in the middle of the black color. Could you help identify it. Thanks much. I live in Fremont Calif. East Bay.
Just to add a few details to post #1572 above. The spider was caught on a pest glue trap which was set out under a chair in the TV room and we’re in San Diego, CA.
I found a nearly identical spider this morning in my 4 year old daughter’s bed. I found the thorax+legs+mandible part smashed on top of a book. I figure that was the whole spider. Opening up the blankets I found a very odd thing and had no idea what it was until we caught an identical spider tonight. That odd thing was the oversize abdomen of the spider. I’ll send the photo for ID. Can anyone tell me what this spider is, if its poisonous, why we’d be seeing multiple at the same time? We recently moved into this apartment and are all sleeping on mattresses on the floor – maybe it’s time to run out and get a few bed frames! Any info will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jay
Visiting again.. hoping to find Jen or Melanie.. or any of the people who seem to have answers.. still wondering one year almost one year later what the spider was that my dd brought home from Florida.. it looked exactly like #298 with an egg sac underneath.. Thanks again!
hi everyone ,
my name is ashley and i have arachnophobia . In the summer time outside of my house at night are spiders everywhere that are tan in color with a white/tan huge abdomen. i would like to know if anyone can find pictures relating to my description and if its poisonous or not . i live in Pennsylvania if that helps at all .
Thank you everyone !
Ashley
I found two spiders on the ceiling of my apartment in southern California (one in the living room, and another a couple of days later in the bedroom). Sorry, no photos because I squished them. They are black and furry, with a large red dot or sac on the bottom. Even when crawling, they appear to be round (the legs don’t go out very far). They are small, maybe 1/2″ to 5/8″ across including legs. I haven’t found any photos anywhere that look like these. Anyone know what these are?
to Mike, #707, that looks like your average daddy long legs,they have very toxic venom, but their fangs are too short to break the skin so no worries. we used to play with them as kids.(my brother and I).
to Brooke, #1562. that looks like a young male hobo but I can’t see its markings clear enough to be sure, I’ve dealt with hobo’s a number of times and they are seen frequently here in Oregon. be watchful of them if it is. OH! by the way, smashing them will attract more of them since they release a hormone when crushed, use bug spray and afterward, clean the area with pinesol.
to rick, #64. the spider you have shown here is a relatively harmless orb weaver, nothing to worry about other than the creepiness. they are all over the place here in northern Oregon. the bite is small and itchy for a day or two, then its gone.
My kids found a small spider (8 mm) behind a chair in the corner of our living room. We live in Pennsylvania. The spider has light brown legs with darker stripes. The body is dark and has three yellow diamond shaped spots connected in a row. Thanks.
Melissa Meyers
I have no photo to send. I was walking at Kenneth Hahn State Park in Los Angeles, CA after we had a lot of rain. It was not raining today when I saw the spider. It was on the wall of a small canal area in the park, away from the water. It was black with what looked like white stripes and very, very hairy. It was approximately about 3-4 inches in diameter but it’s legs were not straight out at the time. It was big and I got away from it very quickly. I’ve never seen a spider that looked like this before and I am very curious as to what type you think it is. Sorry about the photo but I had no camera at the time. Hopefully the description is good enough for you to figure it out. Thanks! Lita.
Hello —
Trying to ID a spider I saw last summer (09) on a dock at Lake George, NY. It’s size was the first thing we noticed. No kidding, now– it was as big as the top of a beer can, with it’s legs. Maybe a little larger. In a web, with LOTS of eggs. Camera had a dead battery, of course. Dark, shaped like a wolf spider, hairy. Big and bulky, not delicate with spindly legs.
I suppose it could have come on someone’s boat who pulled it behind their truck from another state.
Huge and scary
Thanks
Can someone please help me identify this spider? I have found 2 of them and narrowly escaped being bitten. One was hiding in a clothes basket and another in a wrapped up towel on the floor. I live in South Georgia. Is it a brown recluse? I have a tiny dog, and I know it would kill her. How do you get rid of them? Thanks!
Hello, my name is Matthew and i live 30 miles south of San Antonio, I found a dark brown (body) with light brown spots on its back and butt, and light brown legs, and 3/4 inch in length; spider walking across my bedroom floor. It might have been attracted by my Python Natural Habitat Cage, Please help figure out what this spider is??? Thank you.
more on 1556.. my husband and I have both been bit by these spiders. the bites do not swell up much. they just get a little red around and open up enough to stick in a sewing needle and open it up enough to apply alcohol.
I have a type of spider in my home that really freaks me out. I live in east Texas on a woodsy island. It is large, about the size of a half dollar is the biggest I’ve seen. I will put up a picture as soon as I spot another one.. It has a long thin pale red body with bright red legs also long and thin. I had gone to bed about 10 and then about 2am, I got up and in my restroom was a web stretching from my wall about 4ft into my shower. I knocked down the web and discovered the spider in my sink. It had a really strong grip on the sink. it took REALLY hot water to wash it down the drain. I have no idea what kind of spider it is, but I am pregnant and also have a 2 yr old and 18mo old in my home, so I would like to find out ASAP what kind of spider this is.
I am trying to identify a spider I found on a hike the other day. We were in eastern Tennessee, very close to the NC boarder, about 40 minutes west of Boone, NC. I saw a bright green spider on my boyfriends jacket. I’ve never seen one like this before. It’s body was very skinny, and bright green. It also had 1 red dot on it’s back. I took a picture, which I will send, though the quality isn’t great. If anyone can help identify what kind of spider this is it will be greatly appreciated!
Sir,
I have some collection of spider’s and want to do survey of them but i m suffering from problem of identification. Can you send or suggest some references useful for identification.
Thank you.
Leslie,Dee,Rick, and Ricky your spider sightings are of Giant lich orb weavers there are not deadly but if not cleaned can be.And bites rarely occur but be careful if they are bigger then a quarter they may have spiky hairs on there legs and back if they bite they can but there hairs on the bite and the bite WILL get infected. Leave the big ones alone if you want to catch them but on gloves and keep children away i hope this will help
We’re south of San Jose, CA, in a rural area. Found this spider inside the house, might have come in under the door (need to check that weatherstrip).
It is in a 3″ diameter masons jar. I can try to get a better picture tomorrow if it will help, tell me from what angle would be best.
#70 is a crab orb weaver.
My grandson & I were fascinated by this beautiful spider in the flower garden. It is about 3/4 inch long and wove a gorgeous web. Would you help us identify it please?
Thank you in advance.
This spider was found in Michigan. The picture shows it in a mason jar. Any idea what it is?
Thanks,
Chad