Arachnids of North Carolina
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66 species for Rowan County

ColloquialfamilysciNamecomName
Funnel WeaversAGELENIDAEAgelenopsis naeviaa grass spider
Agelenopsis pennsylvanicaa grass spider
Ghost SpidersANYPHAENIDAEAnyphaena celera ghost spider
Anyphaena fraternaa ghost spider
Anyphaena pectorosaa ghost spider
Wulfila albensa ghost spider
Wulfila saltabundusa ghost spider
Orb WeaversARANEIDAEAcacesia hamatadifoliate orbweaver
Araneus marmoreusMarbled orbweaver
Araneus miniatusBlack-spotted Orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformisSpinybacked orbweaver
Micrathena mitratawhite micrathena
Micrathena sagittataArrowshaped Micrathena
Neoscona arabescaArabesque orbweaver
Neoscona cruciferaSpotted Orbweaver
Verrucosa arenataan orb weaver
No Colloquial NameCHEIRACANTHIIDAECheiracanthium inclusumagrarian sac spider
Mesh Web WeaversDICTYNIDAENopalityna sublataa mesh web spider
No Colloquial NameDOLOMEDIDAEDolomedes tenebrosusDark fishing spider
Dolomedes tritonSix-spotted fishing spider
Wafer-lid Trapdoor SpidersEUCTENIZIDAEMyrmekiaphila foliatawafer-lid trapdoor spider
No Colloquial NameHALONOPROCTIDAEUmmidia unidentified speciesa corklid trapdoor spider
Sheetweb and Dwarf SpidersLINYPHIIDAECeraticelus emertonia dwarf spider
Eridantes erigonoides
Neriene radiataFilmy dome spider
Wolf SpidersLYCOSIDAEPardosa milvinaa thinlegged wolf spider spider
Schizocosa crassipesa wolf spider
Tigrosa annexaa wolf spider
Pirate spidersMIMETIDAEMimetus puritanusa pirate spider
Lynx SpidersOXYOPIDAEOxyopes aglossusa lynx spider
Oxyopes salticusstriped lynx spider
Oxyopes scalarisWestern lynx spider
Peucetia viridansgreen lynx spider
Oxyopes cougara lynx spider
Running Crab SpidersPHILODROMIDAEPhilodromus marxiMetallic crab spider
Philodromus unidentified speciesrunning crab spiders
Nursery Web SpidersPISAURIDAEPisaurina miranursery web spider
Jumping SpidersSALTICIDAEAnasaitis canosusTwinflagged jumper
Hentzia mitrataa jumping spider
Lyssomanes viridisMagnolia green jumper
Maevia inclemensDimorphic jumping spider
Paraphidippus aurantiusEmerald jumping spider
Pelegrina protervaa jumping spider
Phidippus audaxBold jumper, Daring jumping spider
Phidippus putnamia jumping spider
Sassacus cyaneusa jumping spider
Synemosyna formicaan antmimic jumping spider
Colonus sylvanusa jumping spider
Tutelina hartia jumping spider
Long-jawed Orb WeaversTETRAGNATHIDAELeucauge venustaorchard orbweaver
Tetragnatha laboriosasilver longjawed orbweaver
Tetragnatha versicolora longjawed orbweaver
Cobweb SpidersTHERIDIIDAELatrodectus mactansSouthern black widow
Latrodectus variolusNorthern black widow
Neospintharus trigonuma cobweb spider
Theridion albiduma cobweb spider
Theridion differensa cobweb spider
Theridula opulentaa cobweb spider
Thymoites unimaculatusa cobweb spider
Crab SpidersTHOMISIDAEMisumena vatiagoldenrod crab spider
Misumessus oblongusa crab spider
Synema parvuluma crab spider
Tmarus angulatusa crab spider
Xysticus feroxa ground crab spider
No Colloquial NameTRACHELIDAETrachelas similisa cuspuled spider
Cribellate Orb WeaversULOBORIDAEUloborus glomosusfeatherlegged orbweaver