Cedar Creek
Natural History Area

Insects of Cedar Creek

Order ARACHNIDA

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I have only begun (1997) to become acquainted with the spiders and other arachnids of Cedar Creek, so the following discussion can only be considered preliminary. A useful reference is How to know the Spiders by B. J. Kaston. Pitfall trapping in CCNHA old fields yields primarily wolf spiders (Lycosidae) and some crab spiders (Thomisidae). Families collected in old field sweeps are primarily crab spiders (Thomisidae and Philodromidae), Araneidae, Salticidae, Tetragnathidae, and Dictynidae. More than 50 species have been collected, but a number require determination by a specialist.
1. Family CTENIZIDAE Trap-door Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
2. Family THERAPHOSIDAE Tarantulas (Not described at CCNHA)
3. Family ANTRODIAETIDAE Folding-door Tarantulas (Not described at CCNHA)
4. Family MECICOBOTHRIIDAE Sheet-web Tarantulas (Not described at CCNHA)
5. Family DIPLURIDAE Funnel-web Tarantulas (Not described at CCNHA)
6. Family ATYPIDAE Purse-web Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
7. Family HYPOCHILIDAE Four-lunged Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
8. Family OECOBIIDAE Oecobiid Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
9. Family FILISTATIDAE Filistatid Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
10. Family ZOROPSIDAE Zoropsid Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
11. Family AMAUROBIIDAE White-eyed Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
12. Family DINOPIDAE Ogre-faced Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
13. Family ULOBORIDAE Uloborid Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
14. Family DICTYNIDAE Hackled-band Weavers
15. Family DYSDERIDAE Dysderid Six-eyed Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
16. Family CAPONIIDAE Caponiid Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
17. Family SEGESTRIIDAE Segestriid Six-eyed Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
18. Family OONOPIDAE Minute Jumping Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
19. Family SCYTODIDAE Spitting Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
20. Family DIGUETIDAE Diquetid Six-eyed Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
21. Family PLECTREURIDAE Plectreurid Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
22. Family LOXOSCELIDAE Recluse Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
23. Family LEPTONETIDAE Cave Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
24. Family PRODIDOMIDAE Prodidomid Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
25. Family GNAPHOSIDAE Hunting Spiders
26. Family ZODARIIDAE Zodariid Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
27. Family HOMALONYCHIDAE Homalonychidae Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
28. Family HERSILIIDAE Hersiliid Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
29. Family PHOLCIDAE Long-legged Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
30. Family THERIDIIDAE Comb-footed Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
31. Family LINYPHIIDAE Sheet-web Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
32. Family ERIGONIDAE Dwarf Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
33. Family MIMETIDAE Spider-hunting Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
34. Family ARANEIDAE Orb Weavers
35. Family THERIDIOSOMATIDAE Ray Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
36. Family TETRAGNATHIDAE Long-jawed Orb Weavers
37. Family THOMISIDAE Crab Spiders
38. Family SELENOPIDAE Selenopid Crab Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
39. Family HETEROPODIDAE Giant Crab Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
40. Family CTENIDAE Wandering Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
41. Family CLUBIONIDAE Two-clawed Hunting Spiders
42. Family ANYPHAENIDAE Anyphaenid Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
43. Family AGELENIDAE Funnel-web Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
44. Family HAHNIIDAE Hahniid Sheet-web Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
45. Family PISAURIDAE Fishing and Nursery-web Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
46. Family LYCOSIDAE Wolf Spiders
47. Family OXYOPIDAE Lynx Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
48. Family LYSSOMANIDAE Lyssomanid Spiders (Not described at CCNHA)
49. Family SALTICIDAE Jumping Spiders

jhaar@lter.umn.edu Last updated May, 2000