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image of Antlion Larva on rock

Antlion Larvae (Doodlebug Larvae)

More than 100 species in North America north of Mexico

Photo of a female arabesque orbweaver spider

Arabesque Orbweaver

Neoscona arabesca

Photo of an armored harvestman walking on the ground

Armored Harvestmen

Members of suborder Laniatores

Photo of a triangle orbweaver, or arrowhead spider

Arrowhead Spider (Triangle Orbweaver)

Verrucosa arenata

Photo of a spotted orbweaver or barn spider, Neoscona crucifera, with black background

Barn Spider

Neoscona crucifera

Photo of a female scorpionfly perched on a leaf.

Common Scorpionflies

Panorpa spp.

Photo of a Harvestman, viewed from above

Daddy Longlegs (Harvestmen)

About 6,500 species have been named so far, worldwide.

Photo of a dark fishing spider standing on a rubber tire.

Dark Fishing Spider

Dolomedes tenebrosus

Photo of a dotted wolf spider

Dotted Wolf Spider

Rabidosa punctulata

filmy dome spider

Filmy Dome Spider

Neriene radiata (formerly Prolinyphia marginata)

Photo of a green crab spider on a leaf

Foliage Flower Spiders

Mecaphesa spp. and Misumessus spp.

Photo of a furrow orbweaver hanging head down with a green background

Furrow Orbweavers

Larinioides spp.

Photo of a green crab spider on a leaf

Green Crab Spider

Misumessus oblongus (formerly Misumenops oblonga)

Photo of a Xysticus crab spider, tan individual

Ground Crab Spiders

Xysticus spp.

Photo of a longjawed orbweaver walking on a plant stalk

Longjawed Orbweavers

Tetragnatha spp.

Marbled orbweaver spider in web

Marbled Orbweaver

Araneus marmoreus

Photo of a northern crab spider

Northern Crab Spider

Mecaphesa asperata

Photo of a nursery web spider on a plant

Nursery Web Spiders

Pisaurina spp.

Photo of a female openfield orbweaver spider crouching on a plant stalk

Openfield Orbweaver

Araneus pratensis

Photo of an orchard orbweaver with a black background

Orchard Orbweaver

Leucauge venusta

Photo of wolf spider with young

Rabid Wolf Spider

Rabidosa rabida

Image of a speckled wolf spider

Speckled Wolf Spider

Tigrosa aspersa

Photo of female spiny-bellied orbweaver (spined micrathena) on a leaf

Spined Micrathena

Micrathena gracilis

Photo of a white micrathena spider in her web

Spiny Orbweavers (Micrathena Spiders)

Micrathena spp.

Photo of a spotted fishing spider and several water springtails at the surface of shallow water

Spotted Fishing Spider

Dolomedes triton

Photo of a spotted orbweaver or barn spider, Neoscona crucifera, with black background

Spotted Orbweavers

Neoscona spp.

Photo of a swift crab spider, female, from above.

Swift Crab Spider

Mecaphesa celer (formerly Misumenops celer)

Photo of a tan jumping spider

Tan Jumping Spider

Platycriptus undatus

American dog tick crawling on a person's skin

Ticks

Three common Missouri species

Photo of wolf spider with young

Wolf Spiders

Nearly 250 species in North America north of Mexico