Arachnids of North Carolina
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24 species for Columbus County

ColloquialfamilysciNamecomName
Orb WeaversARANEIDAEAraneus bicentenariuslichenmarked orbweaver
Argiope aurantiayellow garden spider
Cyclosa turbinatahumped trashline orbweaver
Eustala anasteraHumpbacked orbweaver
Mecynogea lemniscataBasilica orbweaver
Micrathena sagittataArrowshaped Micrathena
Neoscona arabescaArabesque orbweaver
Neoscona domicilioruma spotted orbweaver
Eriophora ravillaTropical Orbweaver
Armoured harvestmenCOSMETIDAEVonones sayiSay's Armored Harvestman
No Colloquial NameHALONOPROCTIDAEUmmidia audouinia cork-lid trapdoor spider
Wolf SpidersLYCOSIDAEVaracosa avaraa wolf spider
No Colloquial NameNEPHILIDAETrichonephila clavipesGolden Silk orbweaver
Nursery Web SpidersPISAURIDAEDolomedes tenebrosusDark fishing spider
Dolomedes tritonSix-spotted fishing spider
Pisaurina miranursery web spider
Jumping SpidersSALTICIDAEHabronattus notialisa jumping spider
Colonus sylvanusa jumping spider
No Colloquial NameSCLEROSOMATIDAELeiobunum uxorium
Long-jawed Orb WeaversTETRAGNATHIDAELeucauge argyrobaptaa longjawed orbweaver
Cobweb SpidersTHERIDIIDAEPhylloneta pictipesa cobweb spider
Steatoda grossafalse black widow
Crab SpidersTHOMISIDAEMisumenoides formosipeswhitebanded crab spider
No Colloquial NameVAEJOVIDAEVaejovis carolinianusSouthern Unstriped Scorpion