Spiders of North Carolina

Arachnids of North Carolina

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Scientific Name: Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

Hibana gracilis - garden ghost spider Anyphaenidae Members:			NC Records	BugGuide Account	Public View

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Distribution Records
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Vetting Levels

Adult phenology:
High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
Piedmont (Pd)
Coastal Plain (CP)

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synonym

taxonomic_comments

Previously known as Clubiona gracilis, Anyphaena rubra, A. g., Aysha striata, and Ay. g.

species_comment

Adults reported year-round. Active, and often found wandering on foliage. Frequently found in houses.

id_comments

The spiracular furrow of this genus is quite near epigastric furrow: ca. 20% of the distance from the latter to the spinnerets.

total_length

Females 6.5-8.2mm, males 5.7-6.5mm

structural_features

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fld_guide_descriptions

Typically yellow or light brown, darker toward the head, with dark brown or blackish chelicerae. Often has two dark stripes extending posteriorly from the PLE and reddish brown spots on the abdomen.

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prey

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behavior

Fast, active runners, purportedly owing to a sugar buzz from their consumption of sugars in nectar.

distribution_reference

technical_reference

Platnick, N. I. (1974). The spider family Anyphaenidae in America north of Mexico. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 146: 205-266

adult_id

1 identifiable by photo 2 identifiable by photo of specific features and/or supplementary info 3 identifiable from specimen only

abundance

distribution_comments

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>=4,000 ft.

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom	Frequency Regular – almost always observed on given visit; >=90% chance of observation Frequent – usually observed on a given visit; >=50%<90% chance of observation Infrequent – observed less than 50% of visits; >=25%<50% chance of observation Occasional – observed on only on a small minority of visits; >=10%<25% chance of observation Seldom – not usually seen on visits; <10% chance of observation These terms refer to visits to appropriate habitats made at appropriate times of the year, making use of common sampling/observation methods. Under those conditions, Frequency refers to the chance of observing at least one individual on a given visit made anywhere within a particular region, or over multiple visits to a single site.

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<4,000 ft.

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom

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Piedmont

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom

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Coastal Plain

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom

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Photo Gallery for Hibana gracilis garden ghost spider
	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik Chatham Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Columbus Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Sampson Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp Lenoir Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Wilson Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Wilson Co. Comment: Mainly found males.	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Wilson Co. Comment: Mainly found males.
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Wilson Co. Comment: Mainly found males.	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Martin Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Wilson Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Wilson Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Wilson Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Wilson Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark BASINGER & Donald ZEPP Edgecombe Co. Comment: Beaten from pine branches
	Recorded by: Mark BASINGER & Donald ZEPP Pitt Co. Comment: Swept from weeds	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Dare Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Hyde Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Hyde Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Hyde Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Hyde Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: removed from being stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band on oak	Recorded by: Lauren West Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment:	Recorded by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Donald Zepp Johnston Co. Comment: Mature male, beaten from Osmanthus. palpal photos added to morphological structures	Recorded by: Donald Zepp Johnston Co. Comment: Mature male, beaten from Osmanthus. palpal photos added to morphological structures
	Recorded by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment: Subadult male. New Hope Creek Biodiversity Survey	Recorded by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment: Subadult male. New Hope Creek Biodiversity Survey
	Recorded by: Vin Stanton Buncombe Co. Comment: not sure of id?	Recorded by: Vin Stanton Buncombe Co. Comment: not sure of id?
	Recorded by: Vin Stanton Buncombe Co. Comment: not sure of id?	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn New Hanover Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Donald Zepp Johnston Co. Comment: Male shaken from Myrica foliage	Recorded by: Donald Zepp Johnston Co. Comment: Male shaken from Myrica foliage
	Recorded by: R. Newman Carteret Co. Comment: FOMA	Recorded by: R. Newman Carteret Co. Comment: FOMA - found in sound side residence @ -76.682445, 34.696038
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band on oak	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn New Hanover Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn New Hanover Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Wake Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: j.wyche Gates Co. Comment: MEMI - spiderling in kitchen at 358 Millpond Rd.	Recorded by: j.wyche Gates Co. Comment: MEMI - spiderling in kitchen at 358 Millpond Rd.
	Recorded by: Heather Smith, Matt Windsor Dare Co. Comment: JORI - a common spider of grassy vegetation. Collected by APR Heather Smith. pic to follow -MHW	Recorded by: FKW Gates Co. Comment: MEMI - Residence yard.

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