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=Arachnida (arachnids)=
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=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_families_of_spiders Aranae (spiders)]=
  
{{ark body|token=ARK_ARACHNID_CEPHALOTHORAX_LEGS_FEET|status=2
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<!-- Sorting stratet
|raws=
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Sorry but i had to delete some meaningless comments and 1 or 2 spiders with insufficient sources. Also added some additional Links --~~~~
[BP:UB:cephalothorax:cephalothoraxes][HEAD][UPPERBODY][CATEGORY:BODY_UPPER]
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[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:20]
 
[BP:LB:abdomen:STP][CON:UB][LOWERBODY][CATEGORY:BODY_LOWER]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:30]
 
[BP:LP:left palp:STP][CON:UB][LIMB][LEFT][CATEGORY:ARM_UPPER]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:2]
 
[BP:RP:right palp:STP][CON:UB][LIMB][RIGHT][CATEGORY:ARM_UPPER]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:2]
 
[BP:RA1:right first leg:STP][CON:UB][LIMB][RIGHT][CATEGORY:LEG_FRONT]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:20]
 
[BP:LA1:left first leg:STP][CON:UB][LIMB][LEFT][CATEGORY:LEG_FRONT]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:20]
 
[BP:RF1:right first foot:right first feet][CON:RA1][STANCE][RIGHT][CATEGORY:FOOT_FRONT]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:4]
 
[BP:LF1:left first foot:left first feet][CON:LA1][STANCE][LEFT][CATEGORY:FOOT_FRONT]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:4]
 
[BP:RA2:right second leg:STP][CON:UB][LIMB][RIGHT][CATEGORY:LEG_FRONT]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:20]
 
[BP:LA2:left second leg:STP][CON:UB][LIMB][LEFT][CATEGORY:LEG_FRONT]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:20]
 
[BP:RF2:right second foot:right second feet][CON:RA2][STANCE][RIGHT][CATEGORY:FOOT_FRONT]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:4]
 
[BP:LF2:left second foot:left second feet][CON:LA2][STANCE][LEFT][CATEGORY:FOOT_FRONT]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:4]
 
[BP:RA3:right third leg:STP][CON:UB][LIMB][RIGHT][CATEGORY:LEG_REAR]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:20]
 
[BP:LA3:left third leg:STP][CON:UB][LIMB][LEFT][CATEGORY:LEG_REAR]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:20]
 
[BP:RF3:right third foot:right third feet][CON:RA3][STANCE][RIGHT][CATEGORY:FOOT_REAR]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:4]
 
[BP:LF3:left third foot:left third feet][CON:LA3][STANCE][LEFT][CATEGORY:FOOT_REAR]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:4]
 
[BP:RA4:right fourth leg:STP][CON:UB][LIMB][RIGHT][CATEGORY:LEG_REAR]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:20]
 
[BP:LA4:left fourth leg:STP][CON:UB][LIMB][LEFT][CATEGORY:LEG_REAR]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:20]
 
[BP:RF4:right fourth foot:right fourth feet][CON:RA4][STANCE][RIGHT][CATEGORY:FOOT_REAR]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:4]
 
[BP:LF4:left fourth foot:left fourth feet][CON:LA4][STANCE][LEFT][CATEGORY:FOOT_REAR]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:4]
 
}}
 
  
{{ark body|token=ARK_ARACHNID_LUNG|status=2
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==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesothelae Mesothelae]==
|raws=
 
[BP:LUNG:book lung:book lungs][CONTYPE:UPPERBODY][BREATHE][INTERNAL][SMALL][RIGHT][CATEGORY:LUNG]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:2]
 
}}
 
  
{{ark body|token=ARK_ARACHNID_6EYES|status=2
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==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mygalomorphae Mygalomorphae]==
|raws=
 
[BP:EYE1:first eye:STP][CONTYPE:HEAD][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][CATEGORY:EYE]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:1]
 
[BP:EYE2:second eye:STP][CONTYPE:HEAD][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][CATEGORY:EYE]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:1]
 
[BP:EYE3:third eye:STP][CONTYPE:HEAD][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][CATEGORY:EYE]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:1]
 
[BP:EYE4:fourth eye:STP][CONTYPE:HEAD][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][CATEGORY:EYE]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:1]
 
[BP:EYE5:fifth eye:STP][CONTYPE:HEAD][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][CATEGORY:EYE]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:1]
 
[BP:EYE6:sixth eye:STP][CONTYPE:HEAD][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][CATEGORY:EYE]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:1]
 
}}
 
  
==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_families_of_spiders Aranae (spiders)]==
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===Atypoidea===
  
{{ark variation|status=2
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Purse web spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atypical_tarantula (Webs were used by locals as bandages.)
|raws=
 
[CREATURE_TILE:249] vanilla spider tile
 
[CARNIVORE]
 
[VERMIN]
 
[BODY:ARK_ARACHNID_CEPHALOTHORAX_LEGS_FEET:ARK_ARACHNID_LUNG:ARK_SPIDER_8EYES:ARK_SPIDER_2FANGS:ARK_SPIDER_GLANDS:HEART:GUTS:BRAIN:MOUTH]
 
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:EXOSKELETON_TISSUE_LAYERS:CHITIN:FAT:MUSCLE]
 
[SELECT_TISSUE_LAYER:HEART:BY_CATEGORY:HEART]
 
[TL_MAJOR_ARTERIES]
 
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:STANDARD_HEAD_POSITIONS]
 
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:VENOM:CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE]
 
[ENTERS_BLOOD]
 
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:SILK:SILK_TEMPLATE]
 
}}
 
  
{{ark body|token=ARK_SPIDER_8EYES|status=2
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===Ctenizoidea===
|raws=
 
[BP:EYE1:first eye:STP][CONTYPE:HEAD][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][CATEGORY:EYE]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:1]
 
[BP:EYE2:second eye:STP][CONTYPE:HEAD][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][CATEGORY:EYE]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:1]
 
[BP:EYE3:third eye:STP][CONTYPE:HEAD][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][CATEGORY:EYE]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:1]
 
[BP:EYE4:fourth eye:STP][CONTYPE:HEAD][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][CATEGORY:EYE]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:1]
 
[BP:EYE5:fifth eye:STP][CONTYPE:HEAD][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][CATEGORY:EYE]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:1]
 
[BP:EYE6:sixth eye:STP][CONTYPE:HEAD][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][CATEGORY:EYE]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:1]
 
[BP:EYE7:seventh eye:STP][CONTYPE:HEAD][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][CATEGORY:EYE]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:1]
 
[BP:EYE8:eighth eye:STP][CONTYPE:HEAD][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][CATEGORY:EYE]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:1]
 
}}
 
  
{{ark body|token=ARK_SPIDER_2FANGS|status=2
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Black trapdoor spider* ''lat. Ummidia sp.'' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctenizidae
|raws=
 
[BP:R_FANG:right fang:right fangs][CONTYPE:HEAD][CATEGORY:TOOTH][SOCKET][SMALL]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:1]
 
[BP:L_FANG:left fang:left fangs][CONTYPE:HEAD][CATEGORY:TOOTH][SOCKET][SMALL]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:1]
 
}}
 
  
{{ark body|token=ARK_SPIDER_GLANDS|status=2
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===Idiopidae===
|raws=
 
[BP:GLAND_SILK:silk gland:silk gland][CONTYPE:LOWERBODY][INTERNAL][SMALL]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:1]
 
[UNDER_PRESSURE]
 
[BP:GLAND_VENOM:venom gland:venom glands][CONTYPE:UPPERBODY][INTERNAL][SMALL]
 
[DEFAULT_RELSIZE:1]
 
[UNDER_PRESSURE]
 
}}
 
  
{{ark abstract creature|status=2
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Brown trapdoor spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_brown_trapdoor_spider
|raws=
 
[NAME:spider:spiders:spider]
 
[PREFSTRING:architectural masterstrokes]
 
[PREFSTRING:killing of annoying flies]
 
}}
 
  
===[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araneomorphae Araneomorphae]===
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===Tuberculotea===
  
====Agelenoidea (funnel-web spiders)====
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Funnel-web spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_funnel-web_spider
  
=====Nephila=====
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===Migoidea===
  
Golden orb-web spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephila_clavipes [http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/golden_silk_spider.htm] [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Nephila_clavipes.html]
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Mouse spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missulena
{{ark creature|status=2
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:golden orb-web spider:golden orb-web spiders:golden orb-web spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:golden orb-web spider:golden orb-web spiders:golden orb-web spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:The large size and bright colors make this spider distinctive. The web can reach one meter in width, the yellow threads appearing as a rich gold in sunlight.]
 
[PREFSTRING:golden webs]
 
|raws_main=
 
[COLOR:6:0:0]
 
[BIOME:ANY_WETLAND]
 
[NO_WINTER]
 
[MAXAGE:1:2] 
 
[SELECT_MATERIAL:SILK]
 
[STATE_COLOR:ALL:GOLD]
 
[MATERIAL_VALUE:2]
 
[WEBBER:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SILK]
 
[CASTE:FEMALE]
 
[FEMALE]
 
[CHANGE_BODY_SIZE_PERC:200] should make female 200% bigger, does it?
 
[CASTE:MALE]
 
[MALE]
 
[CHANGE_BODY_SIZE_PERC:50] see above
 
  
}}
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===Theraphosidae (Tarantulas)===
  
=====Tegenaria=====
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Rose tarantula http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_rose_tarantula
  
House spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tegenaria_domestica [http://www.eol.org/pages/1200102] [http://bugguide.net/node/view/31445]
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Cobalt blue tarantula http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt_blue_tarantula
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:house spider:house spiders:house spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:house spider:house spiders:house spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:A common spider with elongated body with somewhat flattened thorax and straight abdomen. Mostly found in light caves, houses and other dry places]
 
[PREFSTRING:dark color]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:ANY_TEMPERATE]
 
[SELECT_MATERIAL:VENOM]
 
[SYNDROME]
 
[SYN_NAME:house spider bite]
 
[SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]
 
[SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:{THIS_CREATURE}:ALL]
 
[SYN_INJECTED]
 
[CE_SWELLING:SEV:30:PROB:80:RESISTABLE:LOCALIZED:START:20:PEAK:70:END:200]
 
effect: small swelling - affects: local bodypart - duration: short
 
[VERMIN_BITE:2:bitten:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:VENOM]
 
[SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:SKIN]
 
[TL_COLOR_MODIFIER:BLACK:3:SEPIA:1:RAW_UMBER:1:DARK_BROWN:1]
 
[TLCM_NOUN:skin:SINGULAR]
 
}}
 
  
====Araneoidea (orb weaver)====
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Bird-eating spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath_birdeater
  
=====Araneidae=====
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Red-kneed tarantula http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_redknee_tarantula
  
Jewel box spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasteracantha_cancriformis [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Gasteracantha_cancriformis.html] [http://bugguide.net/node/view/2026]
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King baboon spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_baboon_spider
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:jewel box spider:jewel box spiders:jewel box spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:jewel box spider:jewel box spiders:jewel box spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:A very small spider with a crab-like belly. The six spine-like projections on the abdomen are characteristic.]
 
[PREFSTRING:colored bellies]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:SHRUBLAND_TEMPERATE]
 
[MAXAGE:1:1]
 
[DIURNAL]
 
}}
 
  
=====Archaeidae =====
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Pinktoe tarantula http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinktoe_tarantula
  
Assassin spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeidae [http://nature.berkeley.edu/~hwood/] [http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Animalia/Archaeidae_Family.asp]
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Golden earth tiger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_bird_spider [http://www.zoocon.com/Herps/Inverts/Haplopelma_schmidti_Golden_01.jpg]
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:assassin spider:assassin spiders:assassin spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:assassin spider:assassin spiders:assassin spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:Plate and jaws are greatly elongated giving the spider the appearance of a neck and head, almost making them look bird-like. These spiders are specialised in hunting and killing other spiders, thus their name.]
 
[PREFSTRING:astonishing apperance]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:ANY_TROPICAL]
 
They definitly have venom and it is known to paralyse other spiders but the impact on humans (and dwarfs ^^) is unknown.
 
}}
 
 
 
=====Araneus=====
 
 
 
Cross Spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_garden_spider [http://www.arkive.org/garden-spider/araneus-diadematus/info.html] [http://www.nicksspiders.com/nicksspiders/araneusdiadematus.htm]
 
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:cross spider:cross spiders:cross spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:cross spider:cross spiders:cross spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:Cross spiders have mottled markings across the back with five or more large white dots forming a cross. They are known to chirp when threatened.]
 
[PREFSTRING:cute sounds]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:ANY_TEMPERATE]
 
}}
 
  
Marbled orb-weaver http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araneus_marmoreus [http://bugguide.net/node/view/2016]  
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==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araneomorphae Araneomorphae]==
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:marbled orb-weaver:marbled orb-weaver:marbled orb-weaver]
 
[CASTE_NAME:marbled orb-weaver:marbled orb-weaver:marbled orb-weaver]
 
[DESCRIPTION:This spider has a broad spectrum of shapes across its huge round belly.]
 
[PREFSTRING:big bellies]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:ANY_TEMPERATE_FOREST]
 
[NOCTURNAL]
 
}}
 
  
=====Argiope=====
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===[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salticidae Salticidae] ===
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<!-- 5000 Species (group the families if you want to) -->
  
Silver spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argiope_argentata [http://www.sdnhm.org/fieldguide/inverts/argi-arg.html] [http://bugguide.net/node/view/2033]
 
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:silver spider:silver spiders:silver spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:silver spider:silver spiders:silver spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:The body of the Silver spider tends to be primarily silver with brown and orange colourations further back on the abdomen on the top, with a primarily brown underbelly.]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:ANY_SAVANNA]
 
[SELECT_MATERIAL:VENOM]
 
[SYNDROME]
 
[SYN_NAME:silver spider bite]
 
[SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]
 
[SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:{THIS_CREATURE}:ALL]
 
[SYN_INJECTED]
 
[CE_PAIN:SEV:40:PROB:80:RESISTABLE:LOCALIZED:START:10:PEAK:100:END:200]
 
effect: little pain - affects: local bodypart - duration: short
 
[VERMIN_BITE:2:bitten:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:VENOM]
 
}}
 
  
=====Cyrtophora=====
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Jumping mountain spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euophrys_omnisuperstes (The Himalayan jumping spider lives at the highest altitude of any creature)
  
Tentweb spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrtophora_citricola [http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/enpp/ento/entcirc/ent411.pdf] [http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/arachnids/spiders/araneidae/cyrtophora_citricola.htm]
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Ant-mimicking spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrmarachne (Just an example there are many spiders act a similar way)
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:tentweb spider:tentweb spiders:tentweb spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:tentweb spider:tentweb spiders:tentweb spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:Their horizontal web forms a cone in the middle, with many support lines holding it. The color may vary greatly; whereas many sport a black and white pattern, others are brown, males sometimes appear black.]
 
[PREFSTRING:tent-shaped webs]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:ANY_TROPICAL_BROADLEAF]
 
}}
 
  
=====Linyphiidae=====
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Zebra spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_spider (black and white stripes)
  
Money spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowl_and_doily_spider [http://bugguide.net/node/view/2043]
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Peacock spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratus_volans (Colorful tropical species)
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:money spider:money spiders:money spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:money spider:money spiders:money spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:A small spider,  that weaves a fairly complex sheet web system consisting of an inverted dome shaped web.The spider hangs from the underside of the "bowl", and bites through the web.]
 
[PREFSTRING:granting fortune]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:ANY_TEMPERATE]
 
}}
 
  
=====Mastophoreae=====
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Herbivorous jumping spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagheera_kiplingi [http://scienceblogs.com/notrocketscience/2009/10/bagheera_kiplingi_-_the_mostly_vegetarian_spider.php] (Only herbivorous spider.)
  
Bolas spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastophora [http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/spiders/Mastophora.htm] [http://insectsspiders.suite101.com/article.cfm/bola_spiders_eat_moths]
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== unsorted Spiders ==
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:bolas spider:bolas spiders:bolas spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:bolas spider:bolas spiders:bolas spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:A spider that does't spin the typical web. Instead, they hunt by using a sticky 'capture blob' of silk on the end of a line, known as a 'bolas'. If threatened or removed from the surface, bolas spiders produce a pungent odor.]
 
[PREFSTRING:hunting technique]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:FOREST_TROPICAL_DRY_BROADLEAF]
 
[NOCTURNAL]
 
}}
 
  
=====Micrathena=====
 
  
Arrowhead weaver http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micrathena_sagittata [http://bugguide.net/node/view/2020]
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Green jumping spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mopsus_(genus) (Tropical. A personal favorite.)
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:arrowhead weaver:arrowhead weavers:arrowhead weaver]
 
[CASTE_NAME:arrowhead weaver:arrowhead weavers:arrowhead weaver]
 
[DESCRIPTION:This is a striking spider with a distinctive arrow-shaped abdomen which is largely yellow, with black depressions above and variable red and black patterning below.]
 
[PREFSTRING:nice shape]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:GRASSLAND_TEMPERATE]
 
[BIOME:ANY_TEMPERATE_FOREST]
 
}}
 
  
=====Tetragnathidae=====
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Portia spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portia_(genus) (A spider with a staggering array of tricks for getting prey.)
  
Dark stone spider* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_menardi
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Brown recluse spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_recluse_spider (Infamous for its necrotic venom, which must be far more problematic without modern medical care. Often mistaken for other species, but can be identified by the number of eyes: six.)
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:dark stone spider:dark stone spiders:dark stone spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:dark stone spider:dark stone spiders:dark stone spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:They are reddish brown in colour and can only be found in caves. Egg sacs are tear shaped white pendants usually hanging from the roof of the habitat by a silk thread.]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:SUBTERRANEAN_CHASM]
 
[ALL_ACTIVE]
 
}}
 
  
=====Theridiidae=====
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Six-eyed sand spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-eyed_sand_spider (Related to the above, rumored to be even more dangerous, although its desert habitat means it is less likely to come into contact with humans.)
  
Black widow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latrodectus_mactans [http://bugguide.net/node/view/26336]
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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.)
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:black widow:black widows:black widow]
 
[CASTE_NAME:black widow:black widows:black widow]
 
[DESCRIPTION:A highly venomous species of spider.They are well known for the distinctive black and red coloring of the female and for the fact that she will occasionally eat her mate after reproduction.]
 
[PREFSTRING:deadly venom]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:ANY_TEMPERATE_FOREST]
 
[SELECT_MATERIAL:VENOM]
 
[SYNDROME]
 
[SYN_NAME:black widow bite]
 
[SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]
 
[SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:{THIS_CREATURE}:ALL]
 
[SYN_INJECTED]
 
[CE_PAIN:SEV:95:PROB:90:RESISTABLE:SIZE_DILUTES:START:200:PEAK:500:END:1000]
 
effect: unbearable pain - affects: whole body
 
[CE_SWELLING:SEV:80:PROB:80:RESISTABLE:LOCALIZED:START:100:PEAK:400:END:900]
 
effect: huge swelling - affects: local bodypart
 
[CE_FEVER:SEV:50:PROB:70:RESISTABLE:SIZE_DILUTES:START:500:PEAK:1300:END:1500]
 
effect: quite high fever - affects: whole body
 
[VERMIN_BITE:2:bitten:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:VENOM]
 
}}
 
  
Dewdrop spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyrodes [http://www.ozanimals.com/Spider/Dew-Drop-Spider/Argyrodes/antipodianus.html]
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Ladybird spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eresus (An attractive species that's sadly endangered in Britain, although common as muck in Europe.)
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:dewdrop spider:dewdrop spiders:dewdrop spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:dewdrop spider:dewdrop spiders:dewdrop spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:This spider steals other spider's prey. They invade and reside in their host's web even though they can spin their own webs. They are black with silvery markings and a dewdrop-shaped abdomen.]
 
[PREFSTRING:parasitic way of life]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:SHRUBLAND_TEMPERATE]
 
[BIOME:ANY_TEMPERATE_FOREST]
 
}}
 
  
Redback spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redback_spider [http://eolspecies.lifedesks.org/pages/18105] [http://www.ozanimals.com/Spider/Redback-Spider/Latrodectus/hasselti.html]
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Assassin spider / Pelican spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeidae (Tiny, buy staggeringly bizarre appearance. Tropical.)
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:redback spider:redback spiders:redback spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:redback spider:redback spiders:redback spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:The Redback spider is a potentially dangerous spider that resembles a Black widow spider.The body is a deep black colour (occasionally brownish), often containing an obvious orange to red longitudinal stripe on the upper abdomen.]
 
[PREFSTRING:colored bellies]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:ANY_TEMPERATE_FOREST]
 
[SELECT_MATERIAL:VENOM]
 
[SYNDROME]
 
[SYN_NAME:redback spider bite]
 
[SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]
 
[SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:{THIS_CREATURE}:ALL]
 
[SYN_INJECTED]
 
serios evil spider venom - but should cause no death
 
[CE_PAIN:SEV:85:PROB:90:RESISTABLE:LOCALIZED:START:100:PEAK:500:END:1000]
 
effect: extreme pain - affects: local bodypart
 
[CE_PAIN:SEV:55:PROB:90:RESISTABLE:LOCALIZED:BP:BY_CATEGORY:UPPERBODY:ALL:START:100:PEAK:500:END:1200]
 
effect: serious pain - affects: chest
 
[CE_SWELLING:SEV:50:PROB:80:RESISTABLE:LOCALIZED:START:100:PEAK:400:END:900]
 
effect: big swelling - affects: local bodypart
 
[CE_FEVER:SEV:35:PROB:70:RESISTABLE:SIZE_DILUTES:START:300:PEAK:1000:END:1300]
 
effect: quite high fever - affects: whole body
 
[CE_NAUSEA:SEV:40:PROB:100:RESISTABLE:SIZE_DILUTES:START:10:PEAK:1000:END:1300]
 
effect: vomitting
 
[VERMIN_BITE:2:bitten:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:VENOM]
 
}}
 
====Dictynoidea====
 
  
=====Cybaeidae=====
+
Ogre-faced spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deinopis (A generic representative of ''Deinopis''. Found in forests worldwide.)
  
Water spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_bell_spider [http://www.eol.org/pages/1200199]
+
Smiley faced spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasteracantha_cancriformis (An orb weaver with interesting back patterns. Presumably the opposite of above.)
  
{{ark creature|status=1
+
Garden spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_garden_spider (Essentially a stand-in for any common orb weavers.)
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:water spider:water spiders:water spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:water spider:water spiders:water spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:It is the only spider that spends its whole life under water. However it breathes air, which it traps in a bubble held by hairs on its abdomen and legs. Their fangs are robust enough to pierce dwarfen skin and the bite is said to be quite painful.]
 
[PREFSTRING:silvery aura]
 
|raws_main=
 
[AMPHIBIOUS]
 
[BIOME:ANY_POOL]
 
[SELECT_MATERIAL:VENOM]
 
[MAXAGE:1:2]
 
[SYNDROME]
 
[SYN_NAME:water spider bite]
 
[SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]
 
[SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:{THIS_CREATURE}:ALL]
 
[SYN_INJECTED]
 
[CE_PAIN:SEV:20:PROB:80:RESISTABLE:LOCALIZED:START:1:PEAK:50:END:300]
 
effect: some pain - affects: local bodypart
 
[CE_FEVER:SEV:20:PROB:70:RESISTABLE:SIZE_DILUTES:START:200:PEAK:600:END:800]
 
effect: only feverish symptoms - affects: whole body
 
[VERMIN_BITE:2:bitten:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:VENOM]
 
}}
 
  
====Entelegynae====
+
Star-bellied orb weaver http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/spiders/orbweavers/orb.htm#star (Interesting back plates. From Florida.)
  
=====Lycosoidae=====
+
Money spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linyphiidae (Tiny, but incredibly numerous.)
  
Blind wolf spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kauai_cave_wolf_spider [http://www.animalaqua.com/kauai-cave-wolf-spider/] [http://www.earlham.edu/~reyeras/noeyedbigeyed.htm]
+
Golden orb-web spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephila_clavipes (Not technically an orb weaver, but a large distinctive species none the less.)
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:blind wolf spider:blind wolf spiders:blind wolf spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:blind wolf spider:blind wolf spiders:blind wolf spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:This spider is reddish brown and completely harmless to dwarfs. This species has completely lost its eyes.]
 
[PREFSTRING:getting along without eyes]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:SUBTERRANEAN_CHASM]
 
[CAVE_ADAPT]
 
[APPLY_CURRENT_CREATURE_VARIATION]
 
[GO_TO_TAG:BODY]
 
[CV_REMOVE_TAG:BODY]
 
[APPLY_CURRENT_CREATURE_VARIATION]
 
[CV_ADD_TAG:BODY:ARK_ARACHNID_CEPHALOTHORAX_LEGS_FEET:ARK_ARACHNID_LUNG:ARK_SPIDER_2FANGS:ARK_SPIDER_GLANDS:HEART:GUTS:BRAIN:MOUTH]
 
[GO_TO_END]
 
no idea if this will work
 
}}
 
  
Grey wolf spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycosa_tarantula
+
Black widow spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latrodectus_hesperus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latrodectus_mactans (There are a bunch of widow spiders so I picked the two most famous, which are, not coincidentally likely the most dangerous.)
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:grey wolf spider:grey wolf spiders:grey wolf spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:grey wolf spider:grey wolf spiders:grey wolf spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:Their body tends to be primarily grey with brown colorations. They are a nocturnal species and generally lurk at the mouths of their burrows waiting for prey.]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:SAVANNA_TEMPERATE]
 
[BIOME:SHRUBLAND_TEMPERATE]
 
[NOCTURNAL]
 
[CARNIVORE]
 
[MAXAGE:2:5]
 
}}
 
  
Tundra wolf spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardosa_glacialis
+
Redback spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redback_spider (Similar to American widow spiders. Considered medically significant, although deaths are rare, even without antivenin)
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:tundra wolf spider:tundra wolf spiders:tundra wolf spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:tundra wolf spider:tundra wolf spiders:tundra wolf spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:Their bodys are black with silvery camouflage. This spider only lives in cold outlands.]
 
[PREFSTRING:surviving in chilly regions]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:TUNDRA]
 
[BIOME:FOREST_TAIGA]
 
[CARNIVORE]
 
[NOCTURNAL]
 
[MAXAGE:2:4]
 
}}
 
  
Green lynx spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_lynx_spider [http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/beneficial/green_lynx_spider.htm]
+
Wandering spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_wandering_spider (Almost certainly the most dangerous spider. Aggressive, fearless and very poisonous. "Laboratory mice subjected to ''P. nigriventer'' venom experienced intense penile erections before succumbing to the toxin." - Wikipedia)
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:green lynx spider:green lynx spiders:green lynx spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:green lynx spider:green lynx spiders:green lynx spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:The green lynx spider is a conspicuous bright-green spider found on shrubs.The eye region is clothed with white appressed hairs.Gravid females are able to change their color to fit their background.]
 
[PREFSTRING:bright-green color]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:SHRUBLAND_TROPICAL]
 
}}
 
  
Wandering spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_wandering_spider [http://scienceray.com/biology/zoology/the-brazilian-wandering-spider-the-worlds-deadliest-spider/] [http://bugguide.net/node/view/73883]
+
Wolf spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spider
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:wandering spider:wandering spiders:wandering spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:wandering spider:wandering spiders:wandering spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:An aggressive and highly venomous spider found in tropical regions. The wandering spiders are so-called because they wander the jungle floor at night, rather than residing in a lair or maintaining a web.]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:SAVANNA_TROPICAL]
 
[BIOME:FOREST_TROPICAL_DRY_BROADLEAF]
 
[SELECT_MATERIAL:VENOM]
 
[SYNDROME]
 
[SYN_NAME:wandering spider bite]
 
[SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]
 
[SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:{THIS_CREATURE}:ALL]
 
[SYN_INJECTED]
 
[CE_PAIN:SEV:100:PROB:30:RESISTABLE:SIZE_DILUTES:START:5:PEAK:500:END:1000]
 
effect: unbearable pain - affects: whole body
 
[CE_PARALYSIS:SEV:100:PROB:30:RESISTABLE:SIZE_DILUTES:START:5:PEAK:300:END:1500]
 
effect: progressive paralysis leads to suffocation - affects: whole body
 
[VERMIN_BITE:2:bitten:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:VENOM]
 
}}
 
  
=====Pisauridae=====
+
No-eyed big-eyed wolf spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kauai_cave_wolf_spider
  
Fishing spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolomedes_triton [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Dolomedes_triton.html] [http://www.eol.org/pages/1198650]
+
Lynx spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_spider
  
{{ark creature|status=1
+
Fishing spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolomedes
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:fishing spider:fishing spiders:fishing spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:fishing spider:fishing spiders:fishing spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:This spider makes use of its very good vision when diving to capture its prey. Coloring is grey to brown with light areas and light spots on its brown abdomen]
 
[PREFSTRING: ability to dive.]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:ANY_WETLAND]
 
[DIURNAL]
 
}}
 
  
====Eresoidea====
+
Huntsman spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntsman_spider (Large, fast moving and occasionally aggressive tropical species, that presents no real danger, besides car crashes when they drop into people's laps, while driving. Large specimens are found in caves.)
  
=====Eresidae=====
+
White lady http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucorchestris_arenicola (Unusual desert relative of the huntsman spider which cartwheels down sand dunes to escape predatory wasps)
  
Ladybird spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eresus [http://www.arkive.org/ladybird-spider/eresus-sandaliatus/info.html] [http://www.eol.org/pages/1185644]
+
House spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tegenaria_domestica
  
{{ark creature|status=1
+
Water spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_bell_spider
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:ladybird spider:ladybird spiders:ladybird spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:ladybird spider:ladybird spiders:ladybird spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:Ladybird spiders live in burrows with silk trip-wires covered with dense fluffy threads that radiate outwards to catch their prey. The males have a bright orange or vermilion back with four large black spots and two smaller ones, and superficially resemble a ladybird.]
 
[PREFSTRING:colored bellies]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:SHRUBLAND_TEMPERATE]
 
[BIOME:ANY_TEMPERATE_FOREST]
 
}}
 
  
====Filistatoidea====
+
=Scorpiones (scorpions)=
 +
Emperor scorpion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_scorpion (Tropical. Largest species, but not dangerous.)
  
=====Filistatidae=====
+
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)
  
Crevice weaver http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kukulcania_hibernalis [http://bugguide.net/node/view/26400/bgimage]
+
Deathstalker scorpion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathstalker (Deserts. Aptly named)
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:Crevice weaver:Crevice weavers:Crevice weaver]
 
[CASTE_NAME:Crevice weaver:Crevice weaver:Crevice weaver]
 
[DESCRIPTION:Female spiders are rarely seen, as they build radial webs around crevices. Males, on the other hand, typically wander in search of insects and females to mate with, having no particular territory.]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:SHRUBLAND_TEMPERATE]
 
[BIOME:GRASSLAND_TEMPERATE]
 
}}
 
  
====Salticidea (jumping spiders)====
+
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 )
  
=====Salticidae=====
+
Desert hairy scorpion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_desert_hairy_scorpion (Large, but nonthreatening species from the Americas)
  
Ant-mimicking spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrmarachne [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrmarachne_plataleoides]
+
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!)
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:Ant-mimicking spider:Ant-mimicking spiders:Ant-mimicking spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:Ant-mimicking spider:Ant-mimicking spiders:Ant-mimicking spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:A Spider that mimics weaver ants in morphology and behaviour. By mimicking the ants they are able to stay close to them and gain protection from predators.]
 
[PREFSTRING:disguises]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:SHRUBLAND_TROPICAL]
 
[BIOME:ANY_TROPICAL_FOREST]
 
}}
 
  
Black jumping spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maevia_inclemens [http://bugguide.net/node/view/2030] [http://www.eol.org/pages/1212635]
+
Yellow-tailed scorpion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euscorpius_flavicaudis (Can be found in temperate zones. Not dangerous at all.)
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:Black jumping spider:Black jumping spiders:Black jumping spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:Black jumping spider:Black jumping spiders:Black jumping spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:Two different male forms occur: One is black with yellowish small tufts of black hair on the cephalothorax. The second form, which is grayish with red, white and black markings, resembles the female, which has faint V-shaped markings.]
 
[PREFSTRING:colors]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:SHRUBLAND_TEMPERATE]
 
[BIOME:ANY_TEMPERATE_FOREST]
 
}}
 
  
Green jumping spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mopsus_(genus) [http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_spiders/GreenJumpingSpiders.htm]
+
=Solifugae (camel spiders)=
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:Green jumping spider:Green jumping spiders:Green jumping spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:Green jumping spider:Green jumping spiders:Green jumping spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:The males are strikingly colored and decorated with long white "side whiskers", which rise to a peak surmounted by a topknot of black hairs. Females don't have the whiskers and topknot, but instead feature a red and white elegant "mask". This species has a very uncommon way of reproduction: the adult male lives together with the subadult female in an adjacent nest until it matures, then he mates with her inside her nest. ]
 
[PREFSTRING:mask]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:SHRUBLAND_TROPICAL]
 
[BIOME:SAVANNA_TROPICAL]
 
}}
 
 
 
Herbivorous jumping spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagheera_kiplingi [http://scienceblogs.com/notrocketscience/2009/10/bagheera_kiplingi_-_the_mostly_vegetarian_spider.php]
 
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:Herbivorous jumping spider:Herbivorous jumping spiders:Herbivorous jumping spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:Herbivorous jumping spider:Herbivorous jumping spiders:Herbivorous jumping spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:A colorful spider that lives in the tropics. They have have amber legs and a black and red body. ]
 
[PREFSTRING:love of plants]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:SHRUBLAND_TROPICAL]
 
[BIOME:SAVANNA_TROPICAL]
 
}}
 
 
 
Jumping mountain spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euophrys_omnisuperstes
 
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:Jumping mountain spider:Jumping mountain spiders:Jumping mountain spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:Jumping mountain spider:Jumping mountain spiders:Jumping mountain spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:A very small dark brown spider that lives in the mountains. Its eyes are close-set.]
 
[PREFSTRING:love of mountains]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:MOUNTAIN]
 
}}
 
 
 
Gliding spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratus_volans (Colorful tropical species)
 
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:Gliding spider:Gliding spiders:Gliding spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:Gliding spider:Gliding spiders:Gliding spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:A brown spider with a colorful abdomen. Their males dance to attract mates.]
 
[FLIER]
 
[PREFSTRING:ability to fly]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:ANY_TEMPERATE_FOREST]
 
}}
 
 
 
 
 
Pike jumping spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marpissa_pikei
 
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:Pike jumping spider:Pike jumping spiders:Pike jumping spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:Pike jumping spider:Pike jumping spiders:Pike jumping spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:A gray spider with an elongated form. It hides among twigs and blades of grass.]
 
[PREFSTRING:elongated body]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:ANY_DESERT]
 
}}
 
 
 
 
 
Portia spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portia_(genus)
 
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:Portia spider:Portia spiders:Portia spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:Portia spider:Portia spiders:Portia spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:A small brown spider that consumes other spider.]
 
[PREFSTRING:violence]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:ANY_TEMPERATE]
 
}}
 
 
 
 
 
Moustache spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phidippus_mystaceus
 
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:Moustache spider:Moustache spiders:Moustache spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:Moustache spider:Moustache spiders:Moustache spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:A grey spider with white fur and patterns on their abdomen.]
 
[PREFSTRING:pretty features]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:ANY_TEMPERATE]
 
}}
 
 
 
 
 
Zebra spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_spider
 
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:Zebra spider:Zebra spiders:Zebra spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:Zebra spider:Zebra spiders:Zebra spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:A spider with black and white stripes. Their females are bigger than males.]
 
[PREFSTRING:stripes]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:ANY_TEMPERATE]
 
}}
 
 
 
====Scytodoidea====
 
 
 
=====Scytodidae=====
 
 
 
Spitting spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitting_spider
 
 
 
=====Sicariidae=====
 
 
 
Brown recluse spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loxosceles_reclusa
 
 
 
Six-eyed sand spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-eyed_sand_spider
 
 
 
====Sparassoidea====
 
 
 
=====Heteropoda=====
 
 
 
Brown huntsman spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteropoda_venatoria
 
 
 
=====Leucorchestris=====
 
 
 
White lady http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucorchestris_arenicola [http://www.photoshelter.com/c/solvinzankl/gallery-img-show/Namib-Desert/G00007mcVUzfl9rQ/?&_bqG==30&_bqH==eJwLdM32SS8syggtynHOcC1ydyzI1XYycc6OMnK0sjI0MLCyco_3dLF1NwAC89zksNCqtBzLokA1d894d0cfH9egSGzSAIb2Gk8-&I_ID=I0000vn0ieyV_zSI]
 
 
 
====Thomisoidea (crab spiders)====
 
 
 
=====Misumena=====
 
 
 
Flower crab spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misumena
 
 
 
Goldenrod crab spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misumena_vatia (astonishing color)
 
 
 
====Uloboroidea====
 
 
 
=====Deinopidae=====
 
 
 
Ogre-faced spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deinopis
 
 
 
===[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesothelae Mesothelae (Burrowing Spiders)]===
 
 
 
====Heptathela====
 
 
 
Burrowing spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heptathela_kimurai
 
{{ark creature|status=1
 
|raws_start=
 
[NAME:Burrowing spider:Burrowing spiders:Burrowing spider]
 
[CASTE_NAME:Burrowing spider:Burrowing spiders:Burrowing spider]
 
[DESCRIPTION:A brown spider that digs burrows.]
 
[PREFSTRING:digging]
 
|raws_main=
 
[BIOME:ANY_TEMPERATE]
 
}}
 
 
 
===[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mygalomorphae Mygalomorphae]===
 
 
 
====Atypoidea====
 
 
 
=====Sphodros=====
 
 
 
Black purse-web spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphodros_niger
 
 
 
Red legged purseweb spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphodros_rufipes (Webs were used by locals as bandages.)
 
 
 
====Ctenizoidea====
 
 
 
=====Ctenizidae=====
 
 
 
Black trapdoor spider* ''lat. Ummidia sp.'' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctenizidae
 
 
 
====Hexatheloidea====
 
 
 
=====Hexathelidae=====
 
 
 
Funnel-web spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_funnel-web_spider
 
 
 
====Idiopidae====
 
 
 
=====Idiopidae=====
 
 
 
Brown trapdoor spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_brown_trapdoor_spider
 
 
 
====Migoidea====
 
 
 
=====Actinopodidae=====
 
 
 
Mouse spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missulena
 
 
 
====Theraphosidae (Tarantulas)====
 
 
 
=====Acanthoscurria=====
 
 
 
Pinktoe tarantula http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinktoe_tarantula
 
 
 
Whitebanded tarantula http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthoscurria_geniculata
 
 
 
=====Aphonopelma=====
 
 
 
Brown tarantula http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphonopelma_hentzi
 
 
 
Striped-knee tarantula http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphonopelma_seemanni
 
 
 
=====Avicularia=====
 
 
 
Red Tree Spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avicularia_versicolor (looks amazing!)
 
 
 
=====Brachypelma=====
 
 
 
Black velvet spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachypelma_vagans
 
 
 
Curlyhair spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachypelma_albopilosum
 
 
 
Flame knee spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachypelma_auratum
 
 
 
Fire leg spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachypelma_boehmei
 
 
 
=====Citharischius=====
 
 
 
King baboon spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_baboon_spider
 
 
 
=====Ephebopus=====
 
 
 
Skeleton tarantula http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephebopus_murinus
 
 
 
=====Haplopelma=====
 
 
 
Cobalt blue tarantula http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt_blue_tarantula
 
 
 
Golden earth tiger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_bird_spider [http://www.zoocon.com/Herps/Inverts/Haplopelma_schmidti_Golden_01.jpg]
 
 
 
=====Theraphosa=====
 
 
 
Goliath Birdeater http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath_birdeater
 
 
 
==Scorpiones (scorpions)==
 
 
 
===Buthidae (thik-tailed scorpions)===
 
 
 
Fat-tailed scorpion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fattail_scorpion
 
 
 
Deathstalker scorpion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathstalker
 
 
 
Spitting scorpion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parabuthus_transvaalicus [http://s146.photobucket.com/albums/r264/galapoheros/?action==view&current==DSCN9794.flv] (Sprays venom from its tail.)
 
 
 
===Caraboctonidae===
 
 
 
Hairy desert scorpion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_desert_hairy_scorpion
 
 
 
===Euscorpiidae===
 
 
 
Yellow-tailed scorpion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euscorpius_flavicaudis
 
 
 
===Scorpionidae===
 
 
 
Emperor scorpion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_scorpion
 
 
 
===Vaejovidae===
 
 
 
Dark cave scorpion http://bugguide.net/node/view/34626 (Cave-dweller)
 
 
 
==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)
 
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)==
+
=Amblypygi (tailless whip scorpions)=
 
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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)
Tailless whip scorpion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblypygi [http://www.livescience.com/animals/070319_sweet_spiders.html] (Likes to snuggle.=))
 
  
==Thelyphonida (whip scorpions)==
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=Thelyphonida (whip scorpions)=
 
Whip scorpion / Vinegarroon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelyphonida (Can spray an unpleasant acidic solution at interlopers)
 
Whip scorpion / Vinegarroon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelyphonida (Can spray an unpleasant acidic solution at interlopers)

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