This page provides an overview of the most common spiders in Arkansas. Just click on any of the images or links to learn more about the spider.
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Spiders in Arkansas
Argiope Aurantia – Black and Yellow Garden Spider
The Argiope Aurantia or black and yellow garden spider appears in every US state and in many other countries around ...
Argiope Trifasciata – Banded Garden Spider
The Argiope trifasciata or Banded Garden Spider is one of the most common species of the Argiope orb weaving spider ...
Araneus Gemmoides – Cat-Faced Spider or Jewel Spider
The Araneus Gemmoides is an orb weaver species that occurs in the Western United States. It is also known under ...
Parasteatoda tepidariorum – The Common House Spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum, or the common house spider can be found in every US state. The spider is also distributed throughout ...
Phidippus audax – Daring Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax, commonly known as the daring jumping spider is a jumping spider found throughout the USA. As their name ...
Pholcidae – Daddy Long-Legs or Cellar Spider
As strange as it sounds, the Pholcidae, or Cellar Spider is one of the most misunderstood spiders in the world ...
Trachelas Tranquillus – Broad-Faced Sac Spider
The Trachelas Transquillus, or broad-faced sac spider is a spider that is native to the Eastern part of the United ...
Dolomedes – Fishing Spider
As the name suggests, the fishing spider is a semi-aquatic genus of spiders that are found all over the world ...
Misumena – Flower Crab Spider
The misumena, commonly called flower crab spider, is a genus of spiders that hunt their prey in or around flowers ...
Larinioides Cornutus – Furrow Spider
Larinioides Cornutus, commonly known as the furrow spider, is an orb weaver species that can be found throughout the Northern ...
Agelenopsis – American Grass Spider
Agelenopsis, American grass spiders, are a genus of spiders that can be found around the world and in every US ...
Xysticus – Ground Crab Spider
Spiders of the Xysticus genus, also called ground crab spiders are a rather indistinct species. As all crab spiders, they ...
Clubiona – Leaf-Curling Sac Spider
Spiders of the genus Clubiona, commonly called leaf-curling sac spiders, can be found throughout the world and in every US ...
Pisaurina Mira – American Nursery Web Spider
Piraurina Mira, commonly called nursery web spider, is a brown spider species with long legs. They are endemic to the ...
Pachygnatha
The Pachygnatha is technically part of the Orb Weaver family. However, it does not spin a web and is a ...
Leucauge venusta – Orchard Spider
Leucauge venusta, commonly called orchard spider is an orb weaver spider that can be found in the Eastern US states, ...
Castianeira Descripta – Red-Spotted Ant Mimic Spider
Castianeira descripta, more commonly know as the red-spotted ant mimic spider gets its common name from the similar look and ...
Loxosceles reclusa – Brown Recluse
The brown recluse, loxosceles reclusa, is one of the more dangerous spiders indigenous in the United States. While usually not ...
Steatoda Bipunctata – Rabbit Hutch Spider
The Steatoda bipunctata, commonly called rabbit hutch spider is a black spider found throughout the United States. It comes from ...
Steatoda Triangulosa – Triangulate Cobweb Spider
The Steatoda triangulosa, commonly called the triangulate cobweb spider is a brown-black spider found throughout the US. It has an ...
Lycosidae – Wolf Spider
The Lycosidae, commonly called wolf spiders are a family of hunter spiders found throughout the United States and the rest ...
Cheiracanthium Mildei – Northern Yellow Sac Spider
Cheiracanthium mildei, the northern yellow sac spider is one of the most common spiders in Northeastern America. However, it can ...
Salticus Scenicus – Zebra Spider
Salticus scenicus, the zebra spider, is a jumping spider that can be found in the entire Northern Hemisphere. As its ...
Neoscona crucifera – Spotted Orb Weaver
Neoscona crucifera, commonly known as the spotted orbweaver, is an orb weaver species indigenous to the Eastern part of North ...
Araneus Trifolium – Shamrock Spider
Araneus trifolium, the shamrock spider, is a widely distributed orb weaver that can come in various colors, mostly beige or ...
Philodromus – Running Crab Spider
Philodromus, commonly called running crab spider, is a genus of crab spiders. Various species can be found throughout the entire ...
Araneus Marmoreus – Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus marmoreus, The marbled orb weaver is a colorful orb weaver species. Due to its orange color, it is sometimes ...
Ummidia – Trap-Door Spider
Ummidia is a genus of spiders that can be found around the world. Among other genus, they are commonly called ...
Maevia Inclemens – Dimorphic Jumper
Maevia inclemens, commonly called dimorphic jumper is a species of jumping spiders mainly found in the Eastern U.S. States and ...
Araneus Bicentenarius – Giant Lichen Orb Weaver
While the giant lichen orb weaver may not be the largest orb weaver in terms of diameter, thanks to its ...
Lyssomanes Viridis – Magnolia Green Jumper
Lyssomanes viridis, commonly called magnolia green jumper, is a small bright green jumping spider that can be found in the ...
Xysticus Funestus – Deadly Ground Crab Spider
Even though Xysticus funestus has a dangerously-sounding common name, the deadly ground crab spider, it is of absolutely no concern ...
Phidippus Regius – Regal Jumping Spider
Phidippus regius, the regal jumping spider, is one of the largest species of the jumping spiders of the Phidippus genera ...
Trichonephila Clavipes – Banana Spider
Trichonephila clavipes, commonly called banana spider or golden-silk orb weaver is a unique orb weaver species due to its shape ...
Herpyllus Ecclesiasticus – Eastern Parson Spider
Herpyllus ecclesiasticus, The Eastern parson spider is one of the most commonly encountered hunter spiders in the United States. The ...
Aphonopelma Hentzi – Texas Brown Tarantula
Aphonopelma hentzi, the Texas brown tarantula is one of the largest species of spiders native to the Southern United States ...
Scytodes Thoracica – Spitting Spider
The spitting spider, scientifically called Scytodaes thoracica, is a fascinating type of hunting spider that captures and paralyzes its prey ...
Neoscona Arabesca – Arabesque Orb Weaver
Neoscona arabesca, commonly known as the arabesque orbweaver, is one of the most common orbweaver species that can be found ...
Latrodectus Geometricus – Brown Widow
Latrodectus geometricus, commonly called the brown widow spider, is one of the most common widow spiders that can be found ...
Latrodectus Variolus – Northern Black Widow
Latrodectus, the black widow spider is one of the most famed and feared spider genera in the world. Hollywood tends ...
Latrodectus Mactans – Southern Black Widow
Latrodectus mactans, the Southern black widow is a close relative of the Northern black widow and the Western black widow ...
Acanthepeira Stellata – Starbellied Orb Weaver
Acanthepeira stellata, commonly called the starbellied orb weaver, is one of the most remarkable and memorable orb weaver spiders. Its ...
Steatoda Grossa – False Black Widow Spider
The Steatoda grossa, commonly called the false black widow spider or cupboard spider can be found throughout the United States ...
Gasteracantha Cancriformis – Spinybacked Orb Weaver
The spinybacked orbweaver is a small harmless spider with six characteristic spines along the back of its abdomen. It can ...
Metaltella Simoni – Hacklemesh Weaver
Metaltella simoni is a spider species that is commonly often referred to as hacklemesh weaver. This may lead to confusion ...
Micrathena Sagittata – Arrow-Shaped Orbweaver
The arrow-shaped orb weaver, Micrathena sagittata, is a strange-looking, arrow-shaped spider that is commonly found in gardens of the Eastern ...
Verrucosa Arenata – Arrowhead Spider
The arrow-head spider, Verrucosa arenata, is an orb-weaver spider found throughout the United States. Its common name arrowhead spider or ...
Micrathena mitrata – White Micrathena
The spider species Micrathena mitrata, commonly called white micrathena, is an orb weaving spider. They have a large bulbous white ...
Micrathena gracilis – Spined Micrathena
Micrathena gracilis, commonly known as spined micrathena, is one of the spiny orb weaver spiders. The spiny body serves to ...
Frontinella Pyramitela – Bowl and Doily Spider
The bowl and doily spiders, known as Frontinella pyramitela, are a small species of spiders that belong to the family ...
Mangora gibberosa – Lined Orbweaver
Mangora gibberosa, the lined orbweaver, is a common spider found throughout the eastern part of North America. One of the ...
Platycryptus Undatus – Tan Jumping Spider
The tan jumping spider is a mostly black and gray jumping spider found in the Eastern United States. The can ...
Castianeira Longipalpa – Long-Palped Ant Mimic Sac Spider
Castianeira longipalpa, sometimeys referred to as the long-palped ant mimic sac spider is found along the Eastern United States as ...
Hibana – Ghost Spider
Hibana are a genus of spiders commonly referred to as ghost spiders. They are common throughout South and Central America, ...
Peucetia viridans – Green Lynx Spider
Peucetia viridans, commonly known as the green lynx spider, is a large bright green spider found on many kinds of ...