Arachnids of North Carolina
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48 species for McDowell County

ColloquialfamilysciNamecomName
Funnel WeaversAGELENIDAEAgelenopsis naeviaa grass spider
Coras montanusa funnel weaver
Folding Trapdoor SpidersANTRODIAETIDAEAntrodiaetus microunicolora foldingdoor spider
Ghost SpidersANYPHAENIDAEAnyphaena celera ghost spider
Orb WeaversARANEIDAEAraneus saevusan orbweaver
Eustala anasteraHumpbacked orbweaver
Hypsosinga rubensan orbweaver
Micrathena gracilisspined Micrathena
Neoscona cruciferaa spotted orbweaver
Neoscona domicilioruma spotted orbweaver
Verrucosa arenataan orb weaver
Antmimics and Ground Sac SpidersCORINNIDAECastianeira descriptaredspotted antmimic
Armoured harvestmenCOSMETIDAEVonones sayiSay's Armored Harvestman
No Colloquial NameCYBAEIDAECybaeus giganteus
Calymmaria persicaa basket-web weaver
DYSDERIDAEDysdera crocataWoodlouse Hunter
Ground SpidersGNAPHOSIDAEZelotes hentzia ground spider
No Colloquial NameHYPOCHILIDAEHypochilus coyleiA Lampshade Spider
Hypochilus sheariA Lampshade Spider
Hypochilus pococki - elk cladeA Lampshade Spider
Sheetweb and Dwarf SpidersLINYPHIIDAEErigone dentigera
Florinda coccineaBlack-tailed red sheetweaver, scarlet sheetweaver
Wolf SpidersLYCOSIDAETigrosa aspersaa wolf spider
Scaffold Web SpidersNESTICIDAENesticus brimleyia cave cobweb spider
Nesticus carolinensisLinville Caverns Spider
Nesticus gertschia cave cobweb spider
Armoured harvestmenPHALANGODIDAEBishopella laciniosa
Theromaster brunneus
Nursery Web SpidersPISAURIDAEDolomedes albineuswhitebanded fishing spider
Dolomedes tenebrosusDark fishing spider
No Colloquial NameSABACONIDAESabacon cavicolens
Jumping SpidersSALTICIDAEHentzia mitrataa jumping spider
Lyssomanes viridisMagnolia green jumper
Pelegrina protervaa jumping spider
Phidippus audaxBold jumper, Daring jumping spider
Phidippus whitmaniWhitman's jumping spider
No Colloquial NameSCLEROSOMATIDAELeiobunum calcar
Long-jawed Orb WeaversTETRAGNATHIDAELeucauge venustaorchard orbweaver
Meta ovalisCave longjawed orbweaver
Tetragnatha elongataa longjawed orbweaver
Cobweb SpidersTHERIDIIDAENeospintharus trigonuma cobweb spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorumcommon house spider
Rhomphaea fictiliuma cobweb spider
Steatoda borealisnorthern cobweb weaver
Theridion differensa cobweb spider
Crab SpidersTHOMISIDAEMisumena vatiagoldenrod crab spider
Misumenoides formosipeswhitebanded crab spider
Synema parvuluma crab spider