BugGuide helps identify North American insects and spiders with images and information.
Spider ID
Spider ID helps visitors identify spiders and provides information for novices and experienced users.
About Spider ID
Spider ID is an online community where amateur and professional spider enthusiasts submit photographs of spiders and ask others to help identify them. Members can also browse a library of submitted pictures and species information. The homepage reports 84,916 pictures, 583 species, 73,814 members and 83,798 comments. Sightings are accepted from many countries, with current data spanning 139 countries.
Limits: the site covers 583 species, while the homepage notes that there are over 45,000 spider species worldwide. Many recent submissions are listed as unidentified at the time of posting. Submitting pictures requires registration. Listings show the submitting member's username and the location of the sighting.
Key features
- Submit spider photographs for community identification after registering
- Browse recent spider pictures with photographed and submitted dates
- Comment on and discuss pictures of spiders shared by members
- Popular species pages showing the number of pictures for each species
- Species listings showing family, genus and species for identified spiders
- Browse sightings by location, including a country and US state list
Best for: Novices and experienced enthusiasts who want community help identifying a spider photograph or learning about spider species.
Good for
- Large community library of 84,916 submitted pictures covering 583 species
- Members can discuss and help identify sightings through comments
- Sightings are accepted from many countries, with data spanning 139 countries
Watch out for
- Covers 583 species, a small share of the over 45,000 spider species worldwide
- Submitting pictures requires registration
- Many recent listings are marked unidentified when posted
Spider ID at a glance
- Website
- spiderid.com
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
Spider ID alternatives
Tools and sites you could use instead, ranked by how closely they match.
QPaths offers physics and science learning pathways for amateur and experienced learners and provides a community link.
OneZoom lets visitors browse an interactive tree of life, with suggested starting points for groups of organisms.
The Wikispecies project lets visitors browse and contribute information about species through its online reference pages.
Outerzone lets visitors search and browse plans for model aircraft, including its catalog of more than 16,000 plans.
Free
24 alternativesPC Progress provides website account and information resources for visitors and general users.
Popular in Science, Math & Technology
Well-known listings from the same topic.
MathNetmathnet.mit.eduThrustCurvethrustcurve.orgTheAlgorithmsthe-algorithms.comHot Nozzle Societyhotnozzlesociety.orgA-Z Animala-z-animals.comWumbowumbo.net
Spider ID FAQ
Do I need to register to submit a spider picture?
Yes. The homepage invites visitors to register in order to submit pictures.
How many spider species does Spider ID cover?
The homepage reports data on 583 species, out of more than 45,000 spider species worldwide.
Is something wrong or out of date?
Tell us and an editor will check it.
Own this website?
Claim this listing
Claim the listing and suggest updates yourself. An editor checks every claim first.