We've almost reached *5,000* observations, help us top it off with the finding these spiders!

(Updated continuation of the last post)

The following spider species are being tracked by the Florida Natural Areas Inventory and, as of now, we have no records or a low amount of them on iNaturalist. Let's see if we can find them and help conserve these species:

Centromerus latidens A Sheetweb Spider
http://explorer.natureserve.org/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Centromerus+latidens
Help! This spider has still not been found.

Cesonia irvingi Keys Gnaphosid Spider
http://explorer.natureserve.org/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Cesonia+irvingi
Help! This spider has still not been found.

Chinattus parvulus Little Mountain Jumping Spider
https://bugguide.net/node/view/350475/bgimage
Awesome! This spider has been found and has 59 observations!
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/172476-Chinattus-parvulus

Cyclocosmia torreya Torreya Trap-door Spider
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1373428
We have done it! This spider has been found and now has two observations!
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/98834-Cyclocosmia-torreya

Eustala eleuthera Eleuthera Orb Weaver
https://bugguide.net/node/view/35272
Help! This spider has still not been found.

Geolycosa escambiensis Escambia Wolf Spider
https://bugguide.net/node/view/173319/bgpage
Help! This spider has still not been found.

Geolycosa xera McCrone's Burrowing Wolf Spider
https://bugguide.net/node/view/123073/bgpage
Found! 13 Observations!
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/220348-Geolycosa-xera

Hogna ericeticola Rosemary Wolf Spider
https://www.naturepl.com/stock-photo-rosemary-wolf-spider-lycosa-ericeticola--florida-usa-image01399979.html
Not been found! This one is quite rare and endemic to Florida! Be on the look out.

Islandiana sp. 2 Marianna Cave Sheetweb Weaver Spider
https://blog.pensoft.net/2018/06/28/out-of-the-darkness-a-new-spider-found-deep-within-an-indiana-cave/
Not been found!

Myremekiaphila torreya A Trapdoor Spider
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1466342
Found! One observation
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/208089-Myrmekiaphila-torreya

Phiddipus workmani Workman's Jumping Spider
https://bugguide.net/node/view/105018/bgimage
Not a registered species on inat 🤔(Fixed! It now has around 50 observations)

Sphodros rufipes Red-legged Purse-web Spider
https://bugguide.net/node/view/116698/bgimage
Found! 406 observations. (wow)
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/122955-Sphodros-rufipes

Posted on March 31, 2024 07:18 PM by cs16-levi