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

63 species for Iredell County

ColloquialfamilysciNamecomName
Funnel WeaversAGELENIDAEAgelenopsis pennsylvanicaa grass spider
Ghost SpidersANYPHAENIDAEAnyphaena celera ghost spider
Anyphaena pectorosaa ghost spider
Wulfila albensa ghost spider
Wulfila saltabundusa ghost spider
Orb WeaversARANEIDAEAcacesia hamatadifoliate orbweaver
Acanthepeira stellataStar-bellied orb weaver
Araneus alboventrisan orbweaver
Araneus marmoreusMarbled orbweaver
Argiope aurantiayellow garden spider
Eustala cepinaan orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformisSpinybacked orbweaver
Larinioides cornutusFurrow orbweaver
Mangora spiculataan orbweaver
Mecynogea lemniscataBasilica orbweaver
Metepeira labyrintheaLabyrinth orbweaver
Micrathena gracilisspined Micrathena
Neoscona cruciferaSpotted Orbweaver
Verrucosa arenataan orb weaver
No Colloquial NameCHEIRACANTHIIDAECheiracanthium inclusumagrarian sac spider
Antmimics and Ground Sac SpidersCORINNIDAECastianeira longipalpusmanybanded antmimic
Wandering SpidersCTENIDAEAnahita punctulataa wandering spider
Mesh Web WeaversDICTYNIDAEEmblyna sublataa mesh web spider
No Colloquial NameDOLOMEDIDAEDolomedes albineuswhitebanded fishing spider
HALONOPROCTIDAEUmmidia unidentified speciesa corklid trapdoor spider
Ummidia rongodwinia cork-lid trapdoor spider
Sheetweb and Dwarf SpidersLINYPHIIDAEPityohyphantes costatushammock spider
Wolf SpidersLYCOSIDAEGladicosa pulchraa wolf spider
Rabidosa punctulataDotted wolf spider
Rabidosa rabidaRabid Wolf Spider
Schizocosa ocreataBrushlegged wolf spider
Tigrosa georgicolaa wolf spider
Armoured harvestmenPHALANGODIDAEErebomaster acanthinus
Running Crab SpidersPHILODROMIDAEPhilodromus marxiMetallic crab spider
No Colloquial NamePHOLCIDAEPholcus phalangioidesLongbodied cellar spider
Crossopriza lyonia cellar spider
PHRUROLITHIDAEPhrurotimpus alariusa phrurolithid
Phrurotimpus borealisa phrurolithid
Phrurotimpus minutusa phrurolithid
Jumping SpidersSALTICIDAELyssomanes viridisMagnolia green jumper
Maevia inclemensDimorphic jumping spider
Pelegrina galatheapeppered jumper
Phidippus clarusRed-backed jumping spider
Phidippus otiosusa jumping spider
Colonus sylvanusa jumping spider
Zygoballus rufipeshammerjawed jumper
Bagheera prosperNo Am. Arach. Soc. recognized common name.
Long-jawed Orb WeaversTETRAGNATHIDAELeucauge venustaorchard orbweaver
Tetragnatha laboriosasilver longjawed orbweaver
Cobweb SpidersTHERIDIIDAEArgyrodes elevatusa dewdrop spider
Euryopis funebrisa cobweb spider
Latrodectus variolusNorthern black widow
Neospintharus trigonuma cobweb spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorumcommon house spider
Rhomphaea fictiliuma cobweb spider
Steatoda triangulosacheckered cobweb weaver
Theridion murariuma cobweb spider
Theridula emertonia cobweb spider
Theridula opulentaa cobweb spider
Crab SpidersTHOMISIDAEMecaphesa celerSwift crab spider
Tmarus angulatusa crab spider
Cribellate Orb WeaversULOBORIDAEUloborus glomosusfeatherlegged orbweaver
No Colloquial NameVAEJOVIDAEVaejovis carolinianusSouthern Unstriped Scorpion