List of arachnids of the Indiana Dunes
Indiana Dunes National Park is a National Park Service unit on the shore of Lake Michigan in Indiana, United States. A BioBlitz took place there on May 15 and 16, 2009.[1] During that time, a list of organisms was compiled which included a preliminary listing of the arachnids of the area.[2]
List of arachnid species[edit]
- Ixodes dammini - deer tick
Spiders: Araneae
- Dysdera crocata - woodlouse spider
- Leiobunum vittatum - harvestman
- Pardosa - wolf spider
- Pholcidae - granddaddy long-legs spider, daddy long-legs spider, daddy long-legger, cellar spider, vibrating spider, or house spider
- Pisauridae - nursery web spider
- Salticidae - jumping spider
- Sparassidae - huntsman spider or giant crab spider
- Tetragnathidae - long-jawed orb weaver
- Theridiidae - tangle web spider
Notes[edit]
- ^ National Park Service
- ^ Temporary list of Species found (June 6, 2009) Archived February 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine