Arachnids of North Carolina
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27 species for Pamlico County

ColloquialfamilysciNamecomName
Ghost SpidersANYPHAENIDAEHibana gracilisgarden ghost spider
Wulfila albensa ghost spider
Orb WeaversARANEIDAEEustala anasteraHumpbacked orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformisSpinybacked orbweaver
Larinioides cornutusFurrow orbweaver
Metepeira labyrintheaLabyrinth orbweaver
Neoscona cruciferaSpotted Orbweaver
No Colloquial NameDOLOMEDIDAEDolomedes tritonSix-spotted fishing spider
Ground SpidersGNAPHOSIDAENodocion floridanusa ground spider
Wolf SpidersLYCOSIDAERabidosa punctulataDotted wolf spider
Pirate spidersMIMETIDAEMimetus puritanusa pirate spider
No Colloquial NameNEPHILIDAETrichonephila clavipesGolden Silk orbweaver
Running Crab SpidersPHILODROMIDAEPhilodromus keyserlingia running crab spider
Philodromus unidentified speciesrunning crab spiders
Jumping SpidersSALTICIDAEHentzia mitrataa jumping spider
Lyssomanes viridisMagnolia green jumper
Platycryptus undatusa jumping spider
Synemosyna formicaan antmimic jumping spider
Metacyrba floridanaa jumping spider
Pelegrina tillandsiaea jumping spider
Long-jawed Orb WeaversTETRAGNATHIDAELeucauge argyrobaptaa longjawed orbweaver
Cobweb SpidersTHERIDIIDAEDipoena nigraa cobweb spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorumcommon house spider
Theridion differensa cobweb spider
Yunohamella lyricaa cobweb spider
No Colloquial NameTRACHELIDAETrachelas similisa cuspuled spider
Cribellate Orb WeaversULOBORIDAEUloborus glomosusfeatherlegged orbweaver