Arachnids of North Carolina
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47 species for Lee County

ColloquialfamilysciNamecomName
Ghost SpidersANYPHAENIDAEAnyphaena fraternaa ghost spider
Anyphaena pectorosaa ghost spider
Wulfila albensa ghost spider
Orb WeaversARANEIDAEAraneus marmoreusMarbled orbweaver
Araneus thaddeusLattice orbweaver
Argiope aurantiayellow garden spider
Eustala anasteraHumpbacked orbweaver
Eustala cepinaan orbweaver
Larinioides cornutusFurrow orbweaver
Mangora placidatuftlegged orbweaver
Neoscona arabescaArabesque orbweaver
Neoscona cruciferaSpotted Orbweaver
Verrucosa arenataan orb weaver
No Colloquial NameCHEIRACANTHIIDAECheiracanthium inclusumagrarian sac spider
DOLOMEDIDAEDolomedes tritonSix-spotted fishing spider
Ground SpidersGNAPHOSIDAEGnaphosa sericataa ground spider
Sheetweb and Dwarf SpidersLINYPHIIDAECeraticelus emertonia dwarf spider
Erigone autumnalisa dwarf spider
Florinda coccineaBlack-tailed red sheetweaver, scarlet sheetweaver
Wolf SpidersLYCOSIDAEGeolycosa fatifera
Pardosa milvinaa thinlegged wolf spider spider
Pardosa lapidicinaa thinlegged wolf spider
Running Crab SpidersPHILODROMIDAEPhilodromus imbecillusa running crab spider
Philodromus marxiMetallic crab spider
Philodromus rufusa running crab spider
No Colloquial NamePHRUROLITHIDAEPhrurotimpus palustrisa phrurolithid
Nursery Web SpidersPISAURIDAEPisaurina undulataa nursery web spider
Jumping SpidersSALTICIDAEHentzia mitrataa jumping spider
Hentzia palmarumLongjawed jumping spider
Lyssomanes viridisMagnolia green jumper
Pelegrina galatheapeppered jumper
Pelegrina protervaa jumping spider
Zygoballus nervosusa jumping spider
Zygoballus rufipeshammerjawed jumper
Long-jawed Orb WeaversTETRAGNATHIDAELeucauge venustaorchard orbweaver
Tetragnatha elongataa longjawed orbweaver
Cobweb SpidersTHERIDIIDAEAnelosimus studiosusa cobweb spider
Neospintharus trigonuma cobweb spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorumcommon house spider
Steatoda grossafalse black widow
Theridion murariuma cobweb spider
Rhomphaea projiciensa cobweb spider
Crab SpidersTHOMISIDAEMecaphesa asperataNorthern crab spider
Synema parvuluma crab spider
Tmarus angulatusa crab spider
Tmarus rubromaculatusa crab spider
No Colloquial NameTRACHELIDAETrachelas similisa cuspuled spider