Arachnids of North Carolina
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19 species for Brunswick County

ColloquialfamilysciNamecomName
Orb WeaversARANEIDAEAraneus miniatusBlack-spotted Orbweaver
Argiope aurantiayellow garden spider
Gasteracantha cancriformisSpinybacked orbweaver
No Colloquial NameBUTHIDAECentruroides hentziHentz Striped Scorpion
Antmimics and Ground Sac SpidersCORINNIDAECastianeira amoenaorange antmimic
Castianeira descriptaredspotted antmimic
No Colloquial NameFILISTATIDAEKukulcania hibernalisSouthern house spider
HALONOPROCTIDAEUmmidia rongodwinia cork-lid trapdoor spider
NEPHILIDAETrichonephila clavipesGolden Silk orbweaver
Lynx SpidersOXYOPIDAEPeucetia viridansGreen lynx spider
Running Crab SpidersPHILODROMIDAEPhilodromus rufusa running crab spider
No Colloquial NamePHOLCIDAEPholcus phalangioidesLongbodied cellar spider
Jumping SpidersSALTICIDAEAnasaitis canosaTwinflagged jumper
Lyssomanes viridisMagnolia green jumper
Phidippus whitmaniWhitman's jumping spider
Colonus sylvanusa jumping spider
No Colloquial NameSCYTODIDAEScytodes atlacoyaa spitting spider
Long-jawed Orb WeaversTETRAGNATHIDAELeucauge argyrobaptaa longjawed orbweaver
Cobweb SpidersTHERIDIIDAEParasteatoda tepidariorumcommon house spider