Arachnids of North Carolina
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46 species for Guilford County

ColloquialfamilysciNamecomName
Funnel WeaversAGELENIDAEAgelenopsis naeviaa grass spider
Barronopsis 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
Purseweb SpidersATYPIDAESphodros nigera purseweb spider
Antmimics and Ground Sac SpidersCORINNIDAECastianeira longipalpusmanybanded antmimic
No Colloquial NameDOLOMEDIDAEDolomedes tenebrosusDark fishing spider
Dolomedes tritonSix-spotted fishing spider
HALONOPROCTIDAEUmmidia unidentified speciesa corklid trapdoor spider
Wolf SpidersLYCOSIDAEAllocosa funereaa wolf spider
Rabidosa hentzia wolf spider
Rabidosa rabidaRabid Wolf Spider
Schizocosa avidaa wolf spider
Schizocosa ocreataBrushlegged wolf spider
Tigrosa georgicolaa wolf spider
Geolycosa turricolaa burrowing wolf spider
No Colloquial NameNEPHILIDAETrichonephila clavipesGolden Silk orbweaver
PHOLCIDAEPholcus crypticolensa cellar spider
Jumping SpidersSALTICIDAENaphrys pulexa jumping spider
Paraphidippus aurantiusEmerald jumping spider
Phidippus audaxBold jumper, Daring jumping spider
Phidippus mystaceusa jumping spider
Phidippus princepsa jumping spider
Phidippus putnamia jumping spider
Phidippus whitmaniWhitman's jumping spider
Platycryptus undatusa jumping spider
Synemosyna formicaan antmimic jumping spider
Colonus sylvanusa jumping spider
Tutelina elegansa jumping spider
Zygoballus rufipeshammerjawed jumper
Synageles bishopia jumping spider
No Colloquial NameSCLEROSOMATIDAELeiobunum uxorium
Leiobunum vittatum
Leiobunum bracchiolum
Long-jawed Orb WeaversTETRAGNATHIDAELeucauge venustaorchard orbweaver
Tetragnatha viridisGreen longjawed orbweaver
Cobweb SpidersTHERIDIIDAELatrodectus variolusNorthern black widow
Parasteatoda tepidariorumcommon house spider
Crab SpidersTHOMISIDAEMecaphesa asperataNorthern crab spider
Misumessus oblongusa crab spider
Synema parvuluma crab spider
No Colloquial NameVAEJOVIDAEVaejovis carolinianusSouthern Unstriped Scorpion