Arachnids of North Carolina
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37 species for Franklin County

ColloquialfamilysciNamecomName
Funnel WeaversAGELENIDAEBarronopsis texanaa funnel weaver
Ghost SpidersANYPHAENIDAEAnyphaena celera ghost spider
Anyphaena fraternaa ghost spider
Wulfila albensa ghost spider
Orb WeaversARANEIDAEAcacesia hamatadifoliate orbweaver
Acanthepeira cherokeean orbweaver
Argiope trifasciataBanded garden spider, Banded Argiope
Eustala anasteraHumpbacked orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformisSpinybacked orbweaver
Mangora placidatuftlegged orbweaver
Mangora spiculataan orbweaver
Micrathena gracilisspined Micrathena
Neoscona domicilioruma spotted orbweaver
Verrucosa arenataan orb weaver
No Colloquial NameCHEIRACANTHIIDAEStrotarchus piscatoriusa longlegged sac spider
DOLOMEDIDAEDolomedes albineuswhitebanded fishing spider
Dolomedes tenebrosusDark fishing spider
Dolomedes unidentified species
HALONOPROCTIDAEUmmidia unidentified speciesa corklid trapdoor spider
Sheetweb and Dwarf SpidersLINYPHIIDAECeratinopsis nigricepsa dwarf spider
Frontinella pyramitelabowl and doily weaver
Ceraticelus unidentified speciesdwarf sheetweb weavers
Wolf SpidersLYCOSIDAEPirata suwaneusa pirate wolf spider
Schizocosa ocreataBrushlegged wolf spider
Tigrosa georgicolaa wolf spider
Prowling SpidersMITURGIDAEZora pumilaa prowling spider
Lynx SpidersOXYOPIDAEOxyopes salticusstriped lynx spider
Nursery Web SpidersPISAURIDAEPisaurina miranursery web spider
Jumping SpidersSALTICIDAEHentzia mitrataa jumping spider
Lyssomanes viridisMagnolia green jumper
Long-jawed Orb WeaversTETRAGNATHIDAELeucauge venustaorchard orbweaver
Pachygnatha tristriataa thickjawed orbweaver
Cobweb SpidersTHERIDIIDAEAnelosimus studiosusa cobweb spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorumcommon house spider
Crab SpidersTHOMISIDAETmarus angulatusa crab spider
Mecaphesa sp. 1a crab spider
No Colloquial NameTRACHELIDAETrachelas similisa cuspuled spider