Spider Families - A to M
Family Theraphosidae
Ischnocolus jickelii
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Ischnocolus jickelii
Waits by night in ambush in the mouth of its burrow
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Ischnocolus jickelii
A specimen photographed in daylight, alive in vitro.
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A burrow with multiple entrances, in a soft layer in a wadi bank.
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Ischnocolus jickelii
Perched outside the mouth of its burrow in firm gravel substrate.
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Ischnocolus jickelii
A preserved specimen.
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Ischnocolus sp C
Photographed wandering in Northernmost Ras Al-khaimah.
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Family Agelenidae
Front view of cf Benoitia lepida.
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A close-up dorsal view of the cf Benoitia lepida
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Darker-hued cf Benoitia lepida from the mountain front of west of Hatta
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A funnel web constructed by cf Benoitia, along Wadi Asfani
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A dusty funnel with hanging eggs capsules of cf Benoitia lepida
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Family Araneidae
Argiope cf sector, ventral view showing "Mickey mouse" or "Teddy bear" face.
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Argiope cf versicolor from Fujairah tomato patch showing female upperside and elongated white egg cases.
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Argiope cf versicolor showing distinctive underside of the female.
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A profile view of Argiope cf sector, showing domed carapace of the adult female.
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An Argiope species observed at Wadi Qinan.
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Dorsal view of the unidentified Argiope spider from Wadi Wurayah National Park.
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An unidentified Argiope species observed in Wadi Wurayah National Park, showing distinctive ventral colour pattern.
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A pair of Argiope cf sector in web. Large female and smaller male.
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Argiope trifasciata from Abu Dhabi
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A semi-cylindrical "tent" or "dome" web of Cyrtophora cf citricola in the salt marsh of Khor Hulaylah, Ra's Al-Khaimah.
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An elongated egg capsule suspended in a web of Cyrtophora cf citricola at Khor Hulaylah.
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A tent web in a shrub on the ridge over looking Khor Haffah in the southern Musandam.
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Larinia cf acuticauda, dorsal view of the female at Mushrif Park, Dubai
Larinia cf chloris, dorsal view, Ruwayah plantation, Dubai
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Larinia cf acuticauda ventral view of female, Khor Hulaylah, Ra's Al-Khaimah.
Unidentified Araneid under possible genus of Aculepeira, Araneus and Neoscona.
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Larinia cf chloris, ventral view, Ruwayah plantation, Dubai
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"Cantaloupe weaver" from Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve
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Argiope cf sector view of female in Wadi Zikt, showing pale, creamy white colouration.
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"Downcurved hook" of abdomen, is characteristic of Larinia acuticauda
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The egg capsule of Argiope cf sector suspended in a dense Euphorbia larica.
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Abdomen of the Cyrtophora cf citricola female features three paired, conical proturberances.
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Ventral view of the builder of the web, a probable Cyrtophora cf citricola
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An Araneus angulatus female in upper Wadi Hiluw showing characteristic markings.
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A dorsal view of Araneus angulatus showing dark colouration of the dorsal femurs.
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Araneidae sp A, female from grounds of Madinat Jumeirah resort, Dubai
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Araneidae sp A, colourful female from the landscaped grounds of Emirates Towers, Dubai
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Larinia cf acuticauda, dorsal view of female among the salt marsh of Khor Hulaylah, Ra's Al-Khaimah.
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Three unidentified Araneidae spiders
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Dorsal view of a Cyrtophora cf citricola female in vitro.
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Eriovixia genus
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Eriovixia genus
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Neoscona cf sodom, ventral view of the female from palm plantations at Khatt, Ra's Al-Khaimah.
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Larinia cf chloris perched on a reed, Ruwayah plantation, Dubai
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Neoscona cf sodom, female in Wadi Wurayah, Fujairah
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Araneidae sp B, large orb-weaver from the landscaped grounds of Emirates towers, Dubai
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Larinia cf chloris, showing finely-spaced concentric rings of its orb-web.
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Family Dictynidae
Dictynidae Sp A, close-up of a female.
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Dictynidae Sp A, female in its shelter.
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Family Eresidae
Stegodyphus cf lineatus from Sharjah Desert.
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Front view of Stegodyphus cf lineatus from Sharjah Desert.
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Gross view of a web of Stegodyphus nathistmus
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Stegodyphus nathistmus, anterior view showing face mask and abdomen bears two subdued dorso-lateral stripes.
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Stegodyphus gen sp from Sharjah Desert.
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Another retreat of Stegodyphus nathistmus, without a web.
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Stegodyphus nathistmus, profile showing unusual pattern of eyes.
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Close-up of the retreat of Stegodyphus nathistmus
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Flared entrance to a burrow of Stegodyphus cf lineatus
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Stegodyphus nathistmus dorsal view.
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Family Eutichuridae
Cheiracanthium sp A
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Cheiracanthium sp A, dorsal view.
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Cheiracanthium sp A, Male
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Cheiracanthium sp A has been found in mesic synanthropic environments.
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Family Filistatidae
Sahastata cf nigra lurking in the mouth of its burrow by night.
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Sahastata cf nigra in vitro by day.
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Flared burrow entrance of Sahastata cf nigra.
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Filistata cf insidiatrix, female perched by night in the mouth of her burrow.
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Cluster of burrows of Filistata cf insidiatrix in a stone retaining wall.
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Filistata cf insidiatrix, female, later view.
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The dark colouration, reflectiveness and defensive posture of Sahastata cf nigra make it difficult to take revealing photos in the field.
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A close-up of the burrow sacs of Filistata cf insidiatrix.
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Filistata cf insidiatrix, female, dorsal view, at a plantation on the Gulf of Oman.
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Family Gnaphosidae
Drassodes sp, from Endurance village, Dubai
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Gnaphosidae gen sp, the 2 mm female ant-mimic spider seen in vitro captured from Wadi Hiluw, Sharjah.
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A probable Pterotricha sp photographed by day in the desert south of the Abu Dhabi Truck Road.
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Drassodes sp, the dark eyes and fangs are clearly visible in vitro.
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Pterotricha sp on a sand sheet at Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve.
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Unidentified Gnaphosid under large Acacia tree on a gravel terrace in the Hajar Mountain foothills near Siji.
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Drassodes sp A, dorsal view on sand flats near Motor city, Dubai
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Close-up of an open Pterotricha burrow at Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve.
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This Gnaphosid spider was found by night on the horizontal trunk of a toppled but living Acacia tree.
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Pterotrichia sp from Dubai Desert
Pterotricha sp, dorsal view of the specimen with greatly elongated spinnerets.
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Pterotrichia sp from Dubai Desert
Pterotrichia sp, front view for a preserved female specimen from Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve.
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Pterotrichia sp from Dubai Desert
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Family Hersiliidae
Hersiliola cf macullulata , from Wadi Wurayah.
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Family Linyphiidae
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Family Lycosidae
Dorsal view of Evippa arenaria from the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, Dubai
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Evippa arenaria female from Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, Dubai
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Evippinae sp, most common spider found in dry Hajar Mountain wadis.
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Hogna radiata, frontal view of male.
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Hogna radiata female, showing the relatively flat head area.
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Hogna radiata, dorsal view of a large male.
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Front view of Hippasa cf agelenoides in its web near Hatta.
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Dorsal view of Hippasa cf agelenoides near Hatta.
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Female Pardosa sp carrying its newly-hatched offspring on its back.
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A typical female of Pardosa sp A from Wadi Hassatayn, near Hatta.
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A typical female Pardosa from Wadi Asfani.
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Evippinae gen sp, preserved specimen, showing the inflected margins of the medial stripe on the carapace.
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Wadicosa fidelis, male, showing characteristic urn-shaped marking on the carapace.
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Wadicosa fidelis, cyptic female difficult to distinguish from some other lycosid females.
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Male of Pardosa sp A, displaying white and black pedipalps.
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A female Pardosa sp carrying its egg case.
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Lycosa gen sp, oblique view of the spider showing its face.
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Evippa arenaria from Endurance village, Dubai
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Evippinae gen sp, female carrying newborn spiderlings.
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A suspected Lycosidae burrow in the desert south of Ra's Al-Khaimah city.
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Lycosidae gen sp, on a damp sand near Umm az-Zamool, in the south-east of the UAE.
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Evippineae gen sp, dorsal view of the species showing pale, parallel-sided median stripe on the carapace.
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