Arachnids of North Carolina
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22 species for Forsyth County

ColloquialfamilysciNamecomName
Orb WeaversARANEIDAEAraneus marmoreusMarbled orbweaver
Argiope trifasciataBanded garden spider, Banded Argiope
Mastophora bisaccata
Micrathena gracilisspined Micrathena
Neoscona cruciferaa spotted orbweaver
Verrucosa arenataan orb weaver
Antmimics and Ground Sac SpidersCORINNIDAECastianeira unidentified speciesantlike runners
Ground SpidersGNAPHOSIDAEHerpyllus ecclesiasticusParson spider
No Colloquial NameHALONOPROCTIDAEUmmidia unidentified speciesa corklid trapdoor spider
NEPHILIDAETrichonephila clavipesGolden Silk orbweaver
Lynx SpidersOXYOPIDAEOxyopes salticusStriped lynx spider
Peucetia viridansGreen lynx spider
Nursery Web SpidersPISAURIDAEPisaurina miranursery web spider
Jumping SpidersSALTICIDAELyssomanes viridisMagnolia green jumper
Paraphidippus aurantiusEmerald jumping spider
Pelegrina galatheapeppered jumper
Phidippus whitmaniWhitman's jumping spider
No Colloquial NameSCLEROSOMATIDAELeiobunum aldrichi
Leiobunum vittatum
SICARIIDAELoxosceles reclusaBrown Recluse
Cobweb SpidersTHERIDIIDAERhomphaea fictiliuma cobweb spider
Crab SpidersTHOMISIDAEMisumenoides formosipeswhitebanded crab spider