How To Identify Species Of A Spider?

There are more than 41,000 spider species known to science. The identification of a spider is typically very difficult and the use of a microscope is needed to compare the copulation organs with diagrams in scientific books and articles. This is the reason that you will find very few identification systems on the internet at present. However, many common spiders that you find in your garden or at home can be identified with the help of pictures.

The genitals of the male and female spider are used for professional identification. When a species is officially recorded, the male and female are intensively described and the genitals are drawn. Often the eye-setting is also key feature to identify a spider.

In the last decade, photography of spider parts has replaced drawings. However, the advantage of a drawing is that it can emphasize details that can become lost in photographs.

It is possible to find the most common species of spider in North America if you enter 'spider identification chart' through any search engine. A good example is www.ehow.com/how_4934435_common-north-american-spider-specie
For most of us it is not always essential to find the exact name of a spider, finding the family name of a spider is often more than enough. The family name also often describes the behavior of the spider too.

For instance, almost all wolf spiders run in packs, a trait you can see for yourself as they are quite common. It was also long believed that they hunted in packs like wolves, hence the name.

For those who are looking for a more obscure species all official species are recorded in a database known as "The World Spider Catalog" by Norman Platnick.

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Spider came out of a box of strawberries. It had white legs. Identify it?

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