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Banded Argiope (Argiope trifasciata) | Silver Argiope (Argiope argentata) | Black and Yellow Argiope (Argiope aurantia) | Long Jawed Orb Weaver (Tetragnatha laboriosa) | Spotted Orb Weavering Spider (Neoscona crucifera) | Sun spiders | Crab Spiders | Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus) | Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus) | Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans) | Wolf Spider (Schizocosa mccooki) | Jumping spider (Metaphidippus sp.) | Johnson Jumping Spider (Phidippus johnsoni) | Jumping Spider | Funnel Weaver Spiders (Grass Spiders) | Unidentified Spiders | Harvestman (Protolophus) | Grass Spider | Tree Spider (Araneus gemma) | Thin-legged Shore Spider (Pardosa milvina) | Orb Weaver (Cyclosa turbinata) | Bowl and Doily Spider (Frontinella communis) | Hacklemesh Weaver (Metaltella simoni) | Golden Silk Orbweaver - (Nephila clavipes) | Steathy Ground Spider (Sergiolus montanus) | Dewdrop Spider (Argyrodes Sps) | Daddy Long-legs Spider ( Pholcus phalangioides ) | Red and White Steatoda (Asagena fulva) | Long Legged Sac Spider ( Cheiracanthium inclusum ) | Jumping spider (Phidippus adumbratus)

Sun spiders

They are also know as windspiders and windscorpions. They can run very fast - "like the wind" - which is the source for the common name.
Sun spiders are not venomous, since they have no venom glands. They are generally considered beneficial since they feed on ticks, mites and other pest arthropods. There is no need to kill them! If they come in your house and you don't want them there, simply return them to the outdoors, using a dustpan and brush.
Sun Spider
Sun Spider
Sun Spider
Sun Spider