I am interested in spiders. I am located at 36° N 80° W.

Genus Avicularia

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  Avicularia bicegoi
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  Todd Gearheart thinks it may be a hybrid of A. bicegoi with A. huriana
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  Same Avic, another view

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  Avicularia metallica (immature)
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  Avicularia metallica
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  Avicularia metallica (ventral view

Genus Brachypelma

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  Brachypelma smithi female

Genus Oxiopes

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  Male Oxyopes salticus

Genus Phidippus

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  Phidippus audax (1) 10 mm. Female. She keeps a watchful eye on the photographer.
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  Phidippus audax (2) Note "lifeline" that protects her from falling.
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  Phidippus audax (3) These spiders are capable of giving defensive bites.

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  Female Phidippus johnsani (?) 14 mm.
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  Large, slow moving, and attractive, some are bright red and may tempt children.
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  These spiders will give defensive bites.

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  Phidippus octopunctatis, perhaps the largest U.S. jumping spider.
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  This female is 16 mm. long. She is very slow moving.
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  Quite calm and unobtrusive, these spiders may give defensive bites.

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  Phidippus whitmani(?) Calm but active, she seems not to fear the photographer.

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  Phidippus workmani(?) 10 mm. She is shy and wary.
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  Phidippus workmani(?) facing the camera
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  Phidippus workmani(?) orienting cephalothorax upward toward camera
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  Phidippus mystaceus 12 mm. female

Genus Thiodina

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  Note the four eyes forming corners of a square and the central white spot
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  Note the /\ pattern at the back of the carapace
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  Note that underside of spider can be seen
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Genus Paraphidippus

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  Paraphidippus aurantius
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  Paraphidippus aurantius

Genus Pisaurina

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  Pisaurina sp., mira or brevipes. Male, 17mm
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  Pisaurina mira
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  Pisaurina mira
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  Pisaurina mira
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  Pisaurina mira, female

Genus Platycryptus

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  Platycryptus undatus

Tangled Web Weavers

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  female, 2 mm. May be Enoplognatha ovata or some other member of the Theridiidae. Also may be a member of the Pholcidae family.
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  Side view also shows ventral aspect
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  head, seen from the front. Note eye pattern and prominent ridges near the eyes.
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  Ventral aspect. Note ivory-like area on the soma near the cephalothorax.
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  From the side, the area near the cephalothorax can been seen to protrude and come to a point.
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  Unfortunately this spider escaped, so not all identifying characteristics were photographed.

Anyphaenidae

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  dorsal view Family Anyphaenidae,possibly a Hibana sp.
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  ventral view Family Anyphaenidae,possibly a Hibana sp.
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  Sac spider (Aysha velox)
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  Male Aysha velox

Pholcidae

Spermophora

Hogna species

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  Hogna carolinensis, female, 25mm body length.

Other species

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  Araneus cingulatus, a species that builds its web in tree crowns. It is about 4 mm. long. This spider was collected in central North Carolina, USA.
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  Digitally enhanced image of a Sphodros rufipes that shows the nearly perfectly vertical orientation of the chelicerae, a prime characteristic of the Mygalomorphae.
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  Sphodros rufipes (Atypical tarantulas)
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  G. rosea, adult, female
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  Digitally modified photograph showing "chopsticks" orientation of the chelicerae of the Araneomorphae.
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  Agelenopsis sp.
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  Agelena labyrinthica
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  Leucauge venusta
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  Argiope aurantia, hanging down in its web
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  Argiope aurantia, three-quarters facing
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  Argiope aurantia, ventral view
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  Argiope aurantia, facing view
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  Frontinella pyramitela
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  Close-up of the preceding spider
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  Florinda coccinea (Blacktailed Red Sheetweaver)
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  Florinda coccinea (Blacktailed Red Sheetweaver) (Eyes)
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  Florinda coccinea (Blacktailed Red Sheetweaver)
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  Florinda coccinea (Blacktailed Red Sheetweaver) (Eyes)
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  Florinda coccinea (Blacktailed Red Sheetweaver) (Diagram of eyes.)
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  Arctosa sp. (resembles A. leopardus)
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  Same spider, different view.
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  From North Carolina, U.S.A.
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  Length is approx. 15 mm.
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  or about .75 inches
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  These pictures are of one female.
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  Hogna helluo
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  Hogna helluo, male
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  Hogna helluo, clearly showing the eye pattern typical of this genus.
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  Hogna frondicola
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  Rabidosa, rabida. Note two black front legs. Pedipalps are lighter than shown in this photograph.
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  Dolomedes scriptus
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  Pisaura mirabilis?
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  Platycryptus undatus exploring a human thumb
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  Platycryptus undatus 1
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  Platycryptus undatus 2
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  Platycryptus undatus 3
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  Paraphidippus aurantius
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  Paraphidippus aurantius
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  Huntsman spider (Heteropoda venatoria) eating a cricket
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  The same spider is carrying an empty egg case.
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  Ventral aspect, showing epigynum and spinnerets.
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  Leucauge venusta
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  Theridion tepidariorum
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  Dorsal view 1 Note that the red dot is formed by this spider's spinerettes.
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  Dorsal view 2 The "trademark" hourglass figure is not visible.
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  Dorsal view 3 This spider has an egg sac about the size of her abdomen. It it not visible in this picture.
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  In this picture, the black widow's characteristic red hourglass is clearly visible.
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  This spider has caught an insect in her web, has wrapped it in silk, and will soon eat it.

Diagrams

Physics

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  John Cramer's ansible
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  single and double split photo
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  Beam split and fuse
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  Wheeler experiment problems
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  Wheeler analog split and fuse
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  Inter-galactic Wheeler
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  multi telescope status one
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  multi telescope status two
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  backtrack Young maxima
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  Kim et al. quantum eraser
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  Kim with polarizations indicated
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  double split apparatus with two
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  double split apparatus with three
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  Approximately 1 inch black post to black post
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  Cramer ansible
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  Brian Greene, Fabric of the Cosmos, starting p. 107
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  Dribble over Strait
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  Modified Cramer Retrocausal schematic
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  12 lü and 5 scales
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Other creatures

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  Black rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta) eating a rodent.
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  Skritz, whose parents were allegedly a German Shepherd and a Yellow Labrador Retriever.

mystery tarantula 36∘11‘ 44,20 N 80∘11' 49,76 W

Outside acquisitions

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  Thiania bhamoensis, used for spider fighting in Singapore

New

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thiodina_sylvana_5-die_pattern.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thiodina_sylvana_aft_end_cephalothorax.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thiodina_sylvana_venter.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thiodina_sylvana_Top-down_2.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thiodina_sylvana_Top-down_1.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thiodina_sylvana_head-on.jpg

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