Arachnids of North Carolina
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Scientific Name: Common Name: Family (Alpha):

27 species for Hoke County

ColloquialfamilysciNamecomName
Ghost SpidersANYPHAENIDAEHibana gracilisgarden ghost spider
Orb WeaversARANEIDAEAcanthepeira stellataStar-bellied orb weaver
Argiope aurantiayellow garden spider
Larinia directaan orbweaver
Neoscona arabescaArabesque orbweaver
Antmimics and Ground Sac SpidersCORINNIDAECastianeira descriptaredspotted antmimic
Mesh Web WeaversDICTYNIDAENopalityna sublataa mesh web spider
Sheetweb and Dwarf SpidersLINYPHIIDAECeraticelus similisa dwarf spider
Florinda coccineaBlack-tailed red sheetweaver, scarlet sheetweaver
Wolf SpidersLYCOSIDAEHogna carolinensisCarolina wolf spider
Pardosa milvinaa thinlegged wolf spider spider
Schizocosa retrorsaa wolf spider
Geolycosa pikeia burrowing wolf spider
Pirate spidersMIMETIDAEMimetus puritanusa pirate spider
Lynx SpidersOXYOPIDAEOxyopes salticusstriped lynx spider
Peucetia viridansgreen lynx spider
Running Crab SpidersPHILODROMIDAEPhilodromus keyserlingia running crab spider
Philodromus rufusa running crab spider
Philodromus minutusa running crab spider
Nursery Web SpidersPISAURIDAEPisaurina undulataa nursery web spider
Jumping SpidersSALTICIDAEHentzia mitrataa jumping spider
Hentzia palmarumLongjawed jumping spider
Phidippus clarusRed-backed jumping spider
Long-jawed Orb WeaversTETRAGNATHIDAELeucauge venustaorchard orbweaver
Cobweb SpidersTHERIDIIDAETheridion differensa cobweb spider
Yunohamella lyricaa cobweb spider
Crab SpidersTHOMISIDAEXysticus funestusa ground crab spider