Arachnids of North Carolina
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16 species for Guilford County

ColloquialfamilysciNamecomName
Funnel WeaversAGELENIDAEBarronopsis texanaa funnel weaver
Orb WeaversARANEIDAEAraneus bicentenariuslichenmarked orbweaver
Mastophora timuquaa bolas spider
Trichonephila clavipesGolden Silk orbweaver
Mastophora phrynosomaToadlike Bolas Spider
Nursery Web SpidersPISAURIDAEDolomedes tritonSix-spotted fishing 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 SpidersTHOMISIDAESynema parvuluma crab spider
No Colloquial NameVAEJOVIDAEVaejovis carolinianusSouthern Unstriped Scorpion