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Marbled orbweaver spider in web

Angulate and Roundshouldered Orbweavers

Araneus spp.

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 arrow-shaped micrathena spider

Arrowshaped Micrathena

Micrathena sagittata

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 female heptagonal orbweaver in web.

Heptagonal Orbweaver

Gea heptagon

Marbled orbweaver spider in web

Marbled Orbweaver

Araneus marmoreus

Photo of a nursery web spider on a plant

Nursery Web Spiders

Pisaurina spp.

Photo of an orchard orbweaver with a black background

Orchard Orbweaver

Leucauge venusta

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 orbweaver or barn spider, Neoscona crucifera, with black background

Spotted Orbweavers

Neoscona spp.

American dog tick crawling on a person's skin

Ticks

Three common Missouri species

Photo of a trashline orbweaver, closeup

Trashline Orbweavers

Cyclosa conica and C. turbinata

Photo of wolf spider with young

Wolf Spiders

Nearly 250 species in North America north of Mexico