Arachnids of North Carolina
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22 species for Guilford County

ColloquialfamilysciNamecomName
Funnel WeaversAGELENIDAEBarronopsis texanaa funnel weaver
Orb WeaversARANEIDAEAcacesia hamatadifoliate orbweaver
Araneus bicentenariuslichenmarked orbweaver
Mastophora timuquaa bolas spider
Verrucosa arenataan orb weaver
Mastophora phrynosomaToadlike Bolas Spider
Kaira albaan orbweaver
No Colloquial NameDOLOMEDIDAEDolomedes tritonSix-spotted fishing spider
HALONOPROCTIDAEUmmidia unidentified speciesa corklid trapdoor spider
NEPHILIDAETrichonephila clavipesGolden Silk orbweaver
PHOLCIDAEPholcus crypticolensa cellar spider
Jumping SpidersSALTICIDAEPhidippus mystaceusa jumping spider
Synemosyna formicaan antmimic jumping spider
Colonus sylvanusa jumping spider
No Colloquial NameSCLEROSOMATIDAELeiobunum uxorium
Leiobunum bracchiolum
Long-jawed Orb WeaversTETRAGNATHIDAELeucauge venustaorchard orbweaver
Tetragnatha viridisGreen longjawed orbweaver
Cobweb SpidersTHERIDIIDAELatrodectus variolusNorthern black widow
Crab SpidersTHOMISIDAEMisumessus oblongusa crab spider
Synema parvuluma crab spider
No Colloquial NameVAEJOVIDAEVaejovis carolinianusSouthern Unstriped Scorpion