Garden Spiders

At this page a collection of common spiders rather found in one's garden. This does not mean you can't find them in your house or on walls or fences, but during most of the year you'll discover them in your plants or lawn. Some species will climb walls in autumn and some others will even invade the house. Usually they are just looking for a good place to overwinter. This division is far from scientific of course, but will assist you in locating a species more easily.

It is not always possible to name a species. There are many similar species. The only way to tell those apart is by killing the animal and examining the genitals. For this site we do not kill animals. So in some cases we can only give you the name of the genus or family the spider belongs to.