Common Spiders of Los Angeles Image Gallery

(All spiders shown here are from the Los Angeles Basin.)

Golden Orb - weaver female in web
Argiope aurantia

Silver Orb-Weaver
Argiope argentata

Golden Orb-Weaver
Argiope aurantia

California Ebony Tarantula
Aphonopelma sp.

Jeweled Araneus (female)
Araneus sp.

Tarantula
Aphonopelma sp.

Orb-Weaver egg sac
Argiope aurantia

Araneus Orb-Weaver
unidentifiable sp.

Tarantula
Aphonopelma sp.

Trapdoor Spider (female)
Bothryocyrtum californicum

Trapdoor Spider nest opening
Bothryocyrtum

Trapdoor Spider nest opening
Bothryocyrtum

California Trapdoor Spider (male)
Bothryocyrtum californicum

Castanaria Sac Spider
Castianeira occidens

Cream House Spider
(Yellow sac spider)
Chiracanthium mildei

Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata

Sow Bug Killer (female)
Dysdera crocata

Jumping Spider

Black Widow
Latrodectus hesperus

Crab Spider
Olios sp.

Violin Spider
Loxosceles laeta

Common House Spider (female)
Achaearanea tepidariorum

Crab Spider
Misumenoides formosipes

Common Orb - weaver female in web with wrapped prey
Neoscona oaxacensis

Common Orb-Weaver
Neoscona crucifera

Giant Crab Spider (male)
Sparassidae 

Jumping Spider
Phidippus sp.

Phidippus johnsoni

Phidippus johnsoni

Cobweb spider (female)
Pholcus phalangioides

Cobweb spider
Pholcus phalangioides

Jumping Spider

Jumping Spider

Mouse Spider
Scotophaeus blackwalli

Mouse Spider
Scotophaeus blackwalli

False Widow (female)
Steatoda grossa

Wolf Spider

Common House Spider (female)
Achaearanea tepidariorum

Wolf Spider

Crab Spider
Xysticus sp.

Crab Spider, with honey bee prey

Comb-Web Spider
Theridion murarium