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| LONGJAWED ORB WEAVERS Family Tetragnathidae |
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Tetragnathid Spider, Tetragnatha laboriosa (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
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Tetragnathid Spider Web, Tetragnatha laboriosa (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
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| ORB WEAVERS Family Araneidae |
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Yellow Garden Spider, Argiope aurantia (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
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Yellow Garden Spider, Argiope aurantia (David Keith, UNL Entomology) |
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Banded Argiope, Argiope trifasciata (Leon Higley, UNL Entomology) |
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Orb Weaver Spider, Araneus sp. (Leon Higley, UNL Entomology) |
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"Barn Spider", Neoscona hentzi, with Sod Webworm Moth (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
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"Barn Spider" - Dorsal View Neoscona hentzi (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
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"Barn Spider" - Ventral View Neoscona hentzi (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
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| WOLF SPIDERS Family Lycosidae |
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Wolf Spider Female with Egg Sac, Lycosa (Hogna) helluo (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
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Wolf Spider Female - Dorsal View, Lycosa (Hogna) helluo (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
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Wolf Spider Male, Lycosa (Hogna) helluo (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
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Wolf Spider, Lycosa (Rabidosa) rabida (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
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Wolf Spider Female, Schizocosa sp. (Leon Higley, UNL Entomology) |
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| NURSERY WEB SPIDERS Family Pisauridae |
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Fishing Spider with Egg Case, Dolomedes tenebrosus (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
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Grass Spider, Agelenopsis pennsylvanica (Leon Higley, UNL Entomology) |
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| FUNNEL WEAVERS Family Agelenidae |
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Grass Spider with Captured Moth, Agelenopsis pennsylvanica (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
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"Domestic Funnel Weaver", Tegenaria domestica (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
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"Domestic Funnel Weaver" - Dorsal View, Tegenaria domestica (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
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"Domestic Funnel Weaver" - Closer View, Tegenaria domestica (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
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"Domestic Funnel Weavers" in Trap, Tegenaria domestica (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
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Hobo Spider, Dorsal View, Tegenaria agrestis (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
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Hobo Spider - Closer View, Tegenaria agrestis (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
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| SAC SPIDERS Family Clubionidae |
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Yellow Sac Spider, Cheiracanthium sp. (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
| ANTMIMIC SPIDERS Family Corrinidae |
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"Ground Spider", Trachelas tranquillus (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
| GROUND SPIDERS Family Gnaphosidae |
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Parson Spider, Herpyllus ecclesiasticus (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
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Parson Spider - View of Abdomen, Herpyllus ecclesiasticus (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
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| TROPICAL WANDERING SPIDERS Family Ctenidae |
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Wandering Spider, Cupiennius sallei sp. (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
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Wandering Spider - Frontal View, Cupiennius sallei sp. (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
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Wandering Spider - Frontal View, Cupiennius sallei sp. (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
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