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Spiders in Sutton Massachusetts
I know that some people are afraid of spiders. Spiders are wonderful creatures! They catch bugs for us. They eat annoying flying gnats. We should all treasure and appreciate spiders. Many Native American cultures have wonderful stories about spiders and how they help nature. Massachusetts spiders are our friends :)
In biologic terms, spiders are of the order Araneae. They all have 8 legs. There are over 40,000 different species of spiders. Finding any book that shows "all spiders" is literally impossible! That's why I'm trying to focus on one area - just the Massachusetts spiders I've found in Sutton. You have to catch them when you can - most spiders only live for 1-2 years.
Some of these spiders below are common spiders of Massachusetts. For example, we see orb weavers with their brilliant spiral webs all the time, and most school children would identify orb weaver webs as being spider webs. On the other hand, we've only seen the stripey ground crab spider once!
 Broad Faced Sac Spider |
 Cobweb Anelosimus Spider |
 Cobweb Steatoda Spider |
 Common House Spider |
 Daddy Long Legs Spider |
 Daring Jumping Spider |
 Dimorphic Jumping Spider |
 Dwarf Spider |
 Eastern Parson Spider |
 Eris Spider |
 Filmy Dome Spider | |
 Grass Spider |
 Ground Crab Spider |
 Hacklemesh Weaver Callobius Spider |
 Hacklemesh Weaver Cora Spider |
 Hentzia Jumping Spider |
 Hammock Spider |
 Long Legged Sac Spider |
 Nursery Web Spider |
 Naphrys pulex jumping Spider |
 Orb Weaver Arabesque Spider |
 Orb Weaver Araneus Spider |
 Orb Weaver Furrow Spider |
 Pirate Spider |
 Running Crab Rufus Spider |
 Running Crab Thanatus Spider |
 Sac Spider |
 Scribbler Writer Spider |
 Sheetweb Platform Spider |
 Theridion Spider |
 Wolf Spider |
Mystery Spider Photos!
Spider Anatomy
Spiders by Family
Jumping Spiders in Sutton
Orb Weaver Spiders in Sutton
Animals and Birds in Sutton Massachusetts
Sutton Massachusetts Photo Collection
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