Arachnids of North Carolina
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14 species for Columbus County

ColloquialfamilysciNamecomName
Orb WeaversARANEIDAEArgiope aurantiayellow garden spider
Cyclosa turbinatahumped trashline orbweaver
Eustala anasteraHumpbacked orbweaver
Mecynogea lemniscataBasilica orbweaver
Micrathena sagittataArrowshaped Micrathena
Neoscona arabescaArabesque orbweaver
Neoscona domicilioruma spotted orbweaver
Trichonephila clavipesGolden Silk orbweaver
Eriophora ravillaTropical Orbweaver
Wolf SpidersLYCOSIDAEVaracosa avaraa wolf spider
No Colloquial NameSCLEROSOMATIDAELeiobunum uxorium
Cobweb SpidersTHERIDIIDAEPhylloneta pictipesa cobweb spider
Steatoda grossaFalse black widow
No Colloquial NameVAEJOVIDAEVaejovis carolinianusSouthern Unstriped Scorpion