Spiders 35 images Created 10 May 2013
The spiders in this gallery are found in North and Central America and are members of the Order Araneae, the largest group of arachnids. There are over 35,000 known species worldwide with about 3,000 in North America.
![Golden Silk Orbweaver [Nephila clavipes] on web; El Alto de la Cruz, Panama](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000H4T2BUIZ3OM/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000H4T2BUIZ3OM.jpg)
![Golden Silk Orbweaver [Nephila clavipes] with prey on web; El Alto de la Cruz, Panama](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000eyZlGYZVLyk/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000eyZlGYZVLyk.jpg)
![Flame-bellied Orb Weaver Spider [Eriphora ravilla]; El Alto de la Cruz, Panama](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000pCe08HDjslQ/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000pCe08HDjslQ.jpg)
![Green Lynx Spider [Peucetia viridans]; Alto de La Cruz, Panama](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000saxdKkJ0onU/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000saxdKkJ0onU.jpg)
![Whip Spider [Amblypygi phrynidae]; Yasuni National Park, Ecuador](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000sL2DF5ad3G4/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000sL2DF5ad3G4.jpg)
![Violin Spider [Loxosceles sp.]; Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000k21h4sG9zt8/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000k21h4sG9zt8.jpg)
![Whip Spider [Amblypygi phrynidae]; Yasuni National Park, Ecuador](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000EMVoMCuiACk/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000EMVoMCuiACk.jpg)
![Desert Tarantula [Aphonopelma iodius] male; crosses road, Valley of Fire SP, Nevada](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I00006et7d93yByY/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I00006et7d93yByY.jpg)
![Golden Silk Orbweaver [Nephila clavipes]; on its web, Hacienda Baru National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000z7uFfANdXMw/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000z7uFfANdXMw.jpg)
![Golden Silk Orbweaver [Nephila clavipes]; on its web, Hacienda Baru National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000JPBZJm6ZLgE/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000JPBZJm6ZLgE.jpg)
![Golden Silk Orbweaver [Nephila clavipes]; on its web, Hacienda Baru National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000W9.FHH15lec/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000W9.FHH15lec.jpg)
![Flame-bellied Orb Weaver Spider [Eriphora ravilla]; feeding on an Emerald Cicada [Zammara smaragdina]; Bijagua, Costa Rica](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000PzbaocHapPA/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000PzbaocHapPA.jpg)
![Flame-bellied Orb Weaver Spider [Eriphora ravilla]; Bijagua, Costa Rica](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000ign2VztxPr4/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000ign2VztxPr4.jpg)
![Silver Garden Spider [Argiope argentata] waits on its web, Bijagua, Costa Rica](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000kPZ8Lq1atYk/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000kPZ8Lq1atYk.jpg)
![Silver Garden Spider [Argiope argentata] waits on its web, Bijagua, Costa Rica](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000eCMP4ArCVH8/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000eCMP4ArCVH8.jpg)
![Costa Rican Red Tarantula [Brachypelma angustum] hunting from hole in tree trunk; Bijagua, Costa Rica](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000XyC.1npR6ho/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000XyC.1npR6ho.jpg)
![Spiny Orb Weaver [Gasteracantha cancriformis]; Santa Fe, Veraguas, Panama](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000ZroWDFlgFXU/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000ZroWDFlgFXU.jpg)
![Spiny Orb Weaver Spider [Micrathena sagittata]; Santa Fe, Panama](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000CaQSK_eSaLY/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000CaQSK_eSaLY.jpg)
![Burrowing Wolf Spider [Geolycosa wrightii] male; Fremont County, Colorado](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000oZ2wizZVrsU/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000oZ2wizZVrsU.jpg)
![Burrowing Wolf Spider [Geolycosa wrightii] burrow with rim turrets; Fremont County, Colorado](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000Zri7vlVSrbE/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000Zri7vlVSrbE.jpg)
![Northern Crab Spider [Misumenops asperatus] lying in wait for prey on flowers; Fremont County, Colorado](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I00006oRadBilJUQ/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I00006oRadBilJUQ.jpg)
![Northern Crab Spider [Misumenops asperatus] lying in wait for prey on flowers; Fremont County, Colorado](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I00005fqyHCkSUAA/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I00005fqyHCkSUAA.jpg)
![Northern Crab Spider [Misumenops asperatus] lying in wait for prey on flowers; Fremont County, Colorado](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000U87Twq_vOp8/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000U87Twq_vOp8.jpg)
![Burrowing Wolf Spider [Geolycosa sp], adult female with babies, at burrow entrance; Fremont County, Colorado](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000uaA1b2wDZJQ/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000uaA1b2wDZJQ.jpg)
![Coneweb Spider [Diguetidae; Diguetia sp?] retreat / insect trap; Fremont County, Colorado](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000tA3aC8NY9OU/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000tA3aC8NY9OU.jpg)
![Coneweb Spider [Diguetidae; Diguetia sp?] retreat / insect trap; Fremont County, Colorado](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000c86.IxBnMU4/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000c86.IxBnMU4.jpg)
![Black Widow [Latrodectus mactans] female; Fremont County, Colorado](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I00000ESp.BcoQNs/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I00000ESp.BcoQNs.jpg)
![Burrowing Wolf Spider [Geolycosa wrightii] female at burrow entrance; Fremont County, Colorado](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I00003wAAz7kEILI/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I00003wAAz7kEILI.jpg)
![Burrowing Wolf Spider [Geolycosa sp] with young, at guarding burrow entrance; Fremont County, CO](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000hzyunmqVOuw/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000hzyunmqVOuw.jpg)
![Burrowing Wolf Spider [Geolycosa sp] with young, at guarding burrow entrance; Fremont County, CO](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000gvZOm5miQ1g/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000gvZOm5miQ1g.jpg)
![Burrowing Wolf Spider [Geolycosa wrightii] w/ young, at burrow entrance; Fremont County, CO](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000SAbScJLdB_k/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000SAbScJLdB_k.jpg)
![Burrowing Wolf Spider [Geolycosa sp] w/ young, at burrow entrance; Fremont County, CO](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000W65Kj4Ypa4k/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000W65Kj4Ypa4k.jpg)
![Burrowing Wolf Spider [Geolycosa sp] w/ young, at burrow entrance; Fremont County, CO](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000vbUEktXmotU/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00002aJ9QreYbsg/I0000vbUEktXmotU.jpg)