Pictures of Spiders: See the Dangerous Ones!
If you have found a spider and would like to know what kind you have, flip through our pictures to see if there is a match. This is one of the largest collections of spider photos you are likely to find online.
Close up of a dark fishing spider.
Amazing close up of the Tigrosa Georgicola spider.
longbodied cellar spider aka Moldy spider skin aka Pholcus phalangioide.
close up of a Huntsman spider next to a quarter.
Close up of a Fat Orb Weaver aka Zealaranea Crassa.
Close up of a western spotted spider orb weaver.
Furrow spider aka Larinioides cornutus, is a orb weaver.
Female giant wood spider aka Nephila pilipes, showing her ventral.
Black and yellow garden spider aka Argiope Aurantia showing it’s underside.
Two fanged spider shown up-close.
A Silver Orb Banded Argiopi Spider hanging in web.
Hobo spider on kitchen wall with legs stretched out.
Amazing garden spider full of color in zig zag web.
A close-up view of a jumping spider in midair.
Wolf spider up close showing eyes and mouth parts.
Spider on drugs playing in powder.
Silver orb spider shown in its web with florescent yellow leg joints.
Brown recluse spider shown in great detail up-close.
Close up of a Camel Spider aka Sun Spider great detail.
Banana spider in web with zig zag pattern and captured moth.
Banana spider in web that has a zig zag pattern.
St. Andrew’s Cross Spider in zig zag web is an orb weaver.
Banana spider in its web waiting for prey shown up close.
Black widow spider with red hourglass shown in web sideways.
Did you find a spider and need to identify it? If so, use our spider identification guide. Where you found the spider matters, since species ranges differ, so note your state as you compare.
Is it Venomous?
Most spiders will not harm you, however, a brown recluse can do an incredible amount of damage. Most of the shocking pictures found on this site were caused by a brown recluse bite. The “violin” or “fiddleback” shape everyone warns about is in fact, hard to find and most often doesn’t look like a violin or fiddle at all; the brown recluse also has a well-mapped home range in the central and southern United States, and reports far outside it usually turn out to be a lookalike. Brown recluses, along with a very small share of other spiders, have 6 eyes in 3 pairs with one of those pairs located in the center.