Jumping spiders have a very prominent pair of eyes in the middle of the first of 3 rows of eyes.įunnel weavers, or grass spiders, are medium sized, hairy spiders, typically brown in color and may have lighter markings on the back. They are hairy and often have bright colorful markings on a dark, iridescent metallic-colored abdomen. Jumping spiders are very active small to medium sized spiders that may jump several times their body length when attacking prey. The female is unusual in that she carries her egg sack beneath her and her newly hatched spiderlings on her back. Wolf spiders may get quite large, are hairy with long hairy legs, and are dark in color, but may have contrasting lighter markings that help camouflage them. The familiar black and yellow orb spiders (argiope) are frequently found in late summer in their large, beautifully patterned concentric webs that often have a zigzag stripe of webbing down the center. There are many species of orb weaver spiders, ranging in size from small to fairly large, typically black or brown marked with cream or yellow, and minimally hairy. Spiderlings: Resemble adults but are smaller, and frequently have variations in coloring and markings. Spider eggs: Are typically enclosed within a silken sac that may be hung in a web or hidden from sight. Insect(s) fed on: Most spiders are generalists and will eat almost any appropriately sized insect, as well as other spiders and related arthropods. Life stage(s) that feed on pests: Spiderlings and adults. No matter what method they use, though, spiders substantially reduce populations of pest insects in the garden. Ambush spiders include funnel weaver (or grass), crab (or flower) spiders, and daddy longlegs (a distant relative of spiders) They sit motionless on plants or flowers and pounce in ambush on unwary insects that wander near. Web spinners include the orb weavers.Īmbush, or sit-and-wait, spiders have patience on their side. They patiently wait for their prey to become entangled. Web spinners create silken webs, but have poor vision and rely on the vibrations of insects captured in their webs to detect their prey. They actively hunt down their prey. Hunting spiders include wolf and jumping spiders Hunting spiders have prominent eyes and good eyesight to see their prey, and instead of large webs they construct small silken shelters in which to rest. In spite of the reaction they typically elicit from the average human, all spiders are predators and aid us by eating many garden pests. Spiders are arachnids and have two main body parts (instead of three) and eight legs (instead of six) – what they lack in body parts, they make up for in legs! Spiders are not insects, although they are closely related, but they are true friends to the gardener.
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