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Originally Posted by Entorien_Scriber  Tube web spider
False widow spider
Woodlouse spider
Walnut orb-weaver spider
False widow or cellar spider
Lace weaver spider
Black lace weaver spider
Mouse spider
Rustic wolf spider
Bark sac spider
Stone spider
Cross or garden spider
Bruennichi's Argiope
Money spider
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What a charming list of names. Whilst I understand why these names are being invented, it just means that most people don't really know which spider is meant by, for eaxample, mouse spider; stone spider; Rustic wolf spider. One of the advantages of using binomial latin names is that a little knowledge goes a long way. maculata means spotty (or something very close), and this applies form spiders to plants to darn nearly everything. Alba is white, and that applies throughout the spectrum of taxonomy. I am a non-academic flaneur (one who wanders about town looking at things) and I love words, so perhaps I am prejudiced.
Walnut orb-weaver spider? My old friend Nuctenae umbratica to those who don't have a walnut tree.
Grumpy day today.