Arachnids of North Carolina
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58 species for Nash County

ColloquialfamilysciNamecomName
Ghost SpidersANYPHAENIDAEAnyphaena fraternaa ghost spider
Anyphaena maculataa ghost spider
Anyphaena pectorosaa ghost spider
Lupettiana mordaxa ghost spider
Wulfila albensa ghost spider
Orb WeaversARANEIDAEEustala anasteraHumpbacked orbweaver
Eustala cepinaan orbweaver
Gea heptagonan orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformisSpinybacked orbweaver
Larinia directaan orbweaver
Mangora gibberosaLined orbweaver
Mangora placidatuftlegged orbweaver
Neoscona arabescaArabesque orbweaver
No Colloquial NameBUTHIDAECentruroides vittatusStriped Bark Scorpion
CHEIRACANTHIIDAECheiracanthium inclusumagrarian sac spider
Sac SpidersCLUBIONIDAEElaver exceptaa sac spider
Antmimics and Ground Sac SpidersCORINNIDAECastianeira trilineataan antlike runner
Mesh Web WeaversDICTYNIDAENopalityna sublataa mesh web spider
No Colloquial NameDOLOMEDIDAEDolomedes albineuswhitebanded fishing spider
Ground SpidersGNAPHOSIDAECesonia bilineataa stealthy ground spider
Sheetweb and Dwarf SpidersLINYPHIIDAEFrontinella pyramitelabowl and doily weaver
Erigone dentosaa dwarf sheetweb weaver
Wolf SpidersLYCOSIDAEPardosa milvinaa thinlegged wolf spider spider
Pirata sedentariusa pirate wolf spider
Hogna incognitaa wolf spider
Lynx SpidersOXYOPIDAEOxyopes salticusstriped lynx spider
Oxyopes cougara lynx spider
Running Crab SpidersPHILODROMIDAEPhilodromus marxiMetallic crab spider
Philodromus unidentified speciesrunning crab spiders
No Colloquial NamePHOLCIDAEPholcus phalangioidesLongbodied cellar spider
Nursery Web SpidersPISAURIDAEPisaurina miranursery web spider
Jumping SpidersSALTICIDAEAnasaitis canosusTwinflagged jumper
Eris militarisBronze jumping spider
Hentzia palmarumLongjawed jumping spider
Lyssomanes viridisMagnolia green jumper
Marpissa formosaa jumping spider
Pelegrina protervaa jumping spider
Phidippus audaxBold jumper, Daring jumping spider
Phidippus clarusRed-backed jumping spider
Phidippus princepsa jumping spider
Phidippus putnamia jumping spider
Colonus sylvanusa jumping spider
Tutelina elegansa jumping spider
Zygoballus rufipeshammerjawed jumper
Peckhamia unidentified speciesan antmimic jumping spider
Long-jawed Orb WeaversTETRAGNATHIDAELeucauge venustaorchard orbweaver
Tetragnatha elongataa longjawed orbweaver
Tetragnatha guatemalensisa longjawed orbweaver
Tetragnatha laboriosasilver longjawed orbweaver
Tetragnatha versicolora longjawed orbweaver
Tetragnatha viridisGreen longjawed orbweaver
Cobweb SpidersTHERIDIIDAEArgyrodes elevatusa dewdrop spider
Dipoena nigraa cobweb spider
Theridion murariuma cobweb spider
Crab SpidersTHOMISIDAEMecaphesa asperataNorthern crab spider
Mecaphesa celerSwift crab spider
Synema parvuluma crab spider
Xysticus feroxa ground crab spider