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Aranae (spiders)

Mygalomorphae

Atypoidea

Purse web spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atypical_tarantula (Webs were used by locals as bandages.)

Ctenizoidea

Black trapdoor spider* lat. Ummidia sp. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctenizidae

Idiopidae

Brown trapdoor spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_brown_trapdoor_spider

Tuberculotea

Funnel-web spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_funnel-web_spider

Migoidea

Mouse spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missulena

Theraphosidae (Tarantulas)

Rose tarantula http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_rose_tarantula

Cobalt blue tarantula http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt_blue_tarantula

Bird-eating spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath_birdeater

Red-kneed tarantula http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_redknee_tarantula

King baboon spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_baboon_spider

Pinktoe tarantula http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinktoe_tarantula

Golden earth tiger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_bird_spider [1]

Araneomorphae

Agelenoidea

House spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tegenaria_domestica

Araneidae (orb weaver)

Cross Spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_garden_spider (Essentially a stand-in for any common orb weavers.)

Star-bellied orb weaver http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/spiders/orbweavers/orb.htm#star (Interesting back plates.)

Araneoidea

Jewel box spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasteracantha_cancriformis

bowl and doily spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linyphiidae (Also known as money spiders.)

Archaeoidea

Assassin spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeidae [2] (Tiny, buy staggeringly bizarre appearance. Tropical.)

Cybaeidae (diving spiders)

Water spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_bell_spider

Entelegynae

Huntsman spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delena_cancerides

White lady http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucorchestris_arenicola [3] (cartwheels down sand dunes to escape predatory wasps)

Eresoidea

Ladybird spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eresus

Latrodectus (widow spiders)

Black widow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latrodectus_mactans

Redback spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redback_spider

Lycosoidea

Wandering spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_wandering_spider

Wolf spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spider

Blind wolf spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kauai_cave_wolf_spider (lives in caves)

Lynx spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_spider

Fishing spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolomedes_triton (found near water)

Nephilidae

Golden orb-web spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephila_clavipes

Salticidae (jumping spiders)

Jumping mountain spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euophrys_omnisuperstes (The Himalayan jumping spider lives at the highest altitude of any creature)

Ant-mimicking spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrmarachne (Just an example there are many spiders act a similar way)

Zebra spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_spider (black and white stripes)

Peacock spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratus_volans (Colorful tropical species)

Herbivorous jumping spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagheera_kiplingi [4] (Only herbivorous spider.)

Green jumping spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mopsus_(genus)

Portia spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portia_(genus) (staggering array of tricks for getting prey.)

Scytodoidea

Brown recluse spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_recluse_spider (six eyes, really long legs)

Six-eyed sand spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-eyed_sand_spider (six eyes, lives in deserts)

Spitting spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitting_spider (One of the fastest attackers in the animal kingdom. Sprays prey with sticky venom from afar.)

Uloboroidea

Ogre-faced spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deinopis (found in forests worldwide.)

Scorpiones (scorpions)

Emperor scorpion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_scorpion (Tropical. Largest species, but not dangerous.)

Fat-tailed scorpion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fattail_scorpion (Lives in Deserts. Dangerously venomous with a very powerfully muscled stinger. There are many varieties - this is a generalised species)

Deathstalker scorpion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathstalker (Deserts. Aptly named)

Spitting scorpion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parabuthus_transvaalicus (Sprays venom from its tail, like an honest-to-god Transformer. Quite dangerous, even without this ability. Video here http://s146.photobucket.com/albums/r264/galapoheros/?action=view&current=DSCN9794.flv )

Desert hairy scorpion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_desert_hairy_scorpion (Large, but nonthreatening species from the Americas)

Dark cave scorpion http://bugguide.net/node/view/34626 (Cave-dweller often communal. Venom was not mentioned, so I'm going to assume it isn't deadly. Don't do this at home, kids!)

Yellow-tailed scorpion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euscorpius_flavicaudis (Can be found in temperate zones. Not dangerous at all.)

Solifugae (camel spiders)

Solifuge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solifugae (Generalised all-purpose solifugid or wind scorpion, or camel spider or whatever you want to call it)

Amblypygi (tailless whip scorpions)

Tailless whip scorpion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblypygi (Not to be confused with below. Not venomous/dangerous to anything larger than itself. Can be found in tropical caves. Likes to snuggle, apparently: http://www.livescience.com/animals/070319_sweet_spiders.html)

Thelyphonida (whip scorpions)

Whip scorpion / Vinegarroon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelyphonida (Can spray an unpleasant acidic solution at interlopers)