Arachnids of North Carolina
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35 species for Pitt County

ColloquialfamilysciNamecomName
Ghost SpidersANYPHAENIDAEAnyphaena maculataa ghost spider
Anyphaena pectorosaa ghost spider
Hibana gracilisgarden ghost spider
Orb WeaversARANEIDAEAraneus marmoreusMarbled orbweaver
Argiope aurantiayellow garden spider
Eustala cepinaan orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformisSpinybacked orbweaver
Larinia directaan orbweaver
Mangora placidatuftlegged orbweaver
Neoscona arabescaArabesque orbweaver
Neoscona cruciferaSpotted Orbweaver
No Colloquial NameDOLOMEDIDAEDolomedes tenebrosusDark fishing spider
Dolomedes unidentified species
Sheetweb and Dwarf SpidersLINYPHIIDAEFrontinella pyramitelabowl and doily weaver
Wolf SpidersLYCOSIDAEPardosa milvinaa thinlegged wolf spider spider
Rabidosa rabidaRabid Wolf Spider
Lynx SpidersOXYOPIDAEOxyopes aglossusa lynx spider
Oxyopes salticusstriped lynx spider
Peucetia viridansgreen lynx spider
Running Crab SpidersPHILODROMIDAETibellus duttonia slender crab spider
Philodromus floridensisa running crab spider
Nursery Web SpidersPISAURIDAEPisaurina miranursery web spider
Jumping SpidersSALTICIDAELyssomanes viridisMagnolia green jumper
Colonus sylvanusa jumping spider
Zygoballus rufipeshammerjawed jumper
No Colloquial NameSCLEROSOMATIDAEHadrobunus maculosus
Long-jawed Orb WeaversTETRAGNATHIDAELeucauge venustaorchard orbweaver
Tetragnatha viridisGreen longjawed orbweaver
Cobweb SpidersTHERIDIIDAEAnelosimus studiosusa cobweb spider
Latrodectus mactansSouthern black widow
Crab SpidersTHOMISIDAEMecaphesa celerSwift crab spider
Misumenoides formosipeswhitebanded crab spider
Synema parvuluma crab spider
Xysticus funestusa ground crab spider
Cribellate Orb WeaversULOBORIDAEUloborus glomosusfeatherlegged orbweaver