Arachnids of North Carolina
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21 species for Alamance County

ColloquialfamilysciNamecomName
Orb WeaversARANEIDAEAraneus cingulatusan orbweaver
Araneus marmoreusMarbled orbweaver
Argiope aurantiayellow garden spider
Cyclosa turbinatahumped trashline orbweaver
Micrathena sagittataArrowshaped Micrathena
No Colloquial NameHALONOPROCTIDAEUmmidia unidentified speciesa corklid trapdoor spider
Ummidia audouinia cork-lid trapdoor spider
Wolf SpidersLYCOSIDAEGeolycosa fatifera
Pardosa saxatilisa thinlegged wolf spider
Rabidosa rabidaRabid wolf spider
Trabeops aurantiacusa wolf spider
Geolycosa turricolaa burrowing wolf spider
Pirata apalacheusa pirate wolf spider
No Colloquial NamePHOLCIDAEPholcus phalangioidesLongbodied cellar spider
PHRUROLITHIDAEPhrurotimpus annulatusa phrurolithid
Jumping SpidersSALTICIDAEHentzia palmarumLongjawed jumping spider
Paraphidippus aurantiusEmerald jumping spider
Phidippus putnamia jumping spider
Phidippus whitmaniWhitman's jumping spider
Paramaevia hobbsaea jumping spider
No Colloquial NameSCLEROSOMATIDAEHadrobunus maculosus