Araneidae, Cyrtophora citricola

Female

Male

Egg sacs and spider-lings

Araneidae, Larinia minor

Female

Araneidae, Verrucosa arenata

Female

Araneidae, Gasteracantha cancriformis

Araneidae
Subfamily: Gasteracanthinae
Tribe: Gasteracanthini

This spiny orb weaver have differents morphs,

as you can see in the pictures.

It's very common in all regions, as in other

Caribbean countries.

The male is only 2mm and it's very difficult to find.

Females

Pisauridae, Fishing spiders

Possibly Dolomedes triton (dark form)

 or Dolomedes fuscus, cuban endemic.

Female - Los Haitises

Thaumasia velox - Female with eggsac - Los Haitises

Sparassidae, Pseudosparianthis sp.

Sparassidae

Pseudosparianthis sp 1

Female

Pseudosparianthis sp 2

Female

Male

Pseudosparianthis sp 3

Male (pedipalps lost)

Araneidae, Micrathena militaris

Araneidae

Subfamily: Micratheninae

Micrathena militaris (Fabricius, 1775) Greater Antilles

Araneidae, Eriophora ravilla

Eriophora ravilla in different morphs

    

Juvenile

 

Male

Ctenidae, Ctenus sp.

Cyrtaucheniidae, Bolostromus sp.

Female

Male

Ctenidae - Ctenus sp.

Ctenidae

This is another beautiful spider from D.R.

From the family Ctenidae. I've found this one

on the mountains at 400 mt in Peravia Region, South-West.

Male:

Ctenidae, Cupiennius vodou

This beautiful spider can be found in many regions,

between the foliage in deep vegetation, mostly where

the humidity is high.

Male