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Hi:
I just discovered your terrific web site while trying to identify some spiders I’ve seen in my yard. I’m sending 7 images in two different emails. Is it OK to send several at once? I didn’t find any guidelines regarding submittal. I’ve tried and tried to identify these spiders, without any luck. I can send any of these images in a higher resolution if you need them for identification. Thank you greatly for your help.Thanks. I live in Wichita, Ks,, and keep my yard in a naturalized state. BTW, I’m very impressed with your (tactful) efforts to educate those who have (usually out of ignorance) killed the species in the photos they send. I have made it my goal to learn about everything that lives in my yard (flora and fauna). In the process, I’ve grown to love them all, even the scariest-looking insects. Problem is, I search and search and just can’t find any identification for many of them.
Regards,
Dotty

Hi Dotty,
Identifying all 7 of your spiders is a daunting task. We will try to get them all for you. This one is easy since we identified it last year. Herpyllus vasifer is found under stones and rubbish on the ground, between boards, and in crevices in dark places. It runs with exceeding rapidity. It is widely distributed in the U.S.

The photo above is probably a Running Crab Spider from the genus Philodromus.

Update
September 9, 2010
Since posting this letter many years ago, we have learned that Herpyllus vasifer is now classified as Herpyllus ecclesiasticus, the Eastern Parson Spider.

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