Spiders around the world
North America
Gardens, woodland edges and many other habitats: a jumping-spider portrait opens this collection.
Discover species and habitats ↓Artistic illustration by Aik (AI), based on an idea by Mario (human). Not to scale; not a reference for species identification.
North America
Sunlit structures offer places to watch active hunters. A region is not one uniform habitat; this example does not represent the entire continent.
Explore the region ↗Diversity & species portraits
Hunting with an attentive gaze
Phidippus audax is a North American example of active hunting by jumping spiders.
Artistic illustration by Aik (AI), based on an idea by Mario (human). Not to scale; not a reference for species identification.
Diversity & species portraits
Spines in an orb web
Gasteracantha cancriformis shows how varied an orb weaver’s silhouette can be.
Artistic illustration by Aik (AI), based on an idea by Mario (human). Not to scale; not a reference for species identification.