Spiders of the genus Clubiona, commonly called leaf-curling sac spiders, can be found throughout the world and in every US state.
Clubiona Description
Clubiona spiders usually have light-brown legs and cephalothorax and a slightly darker abdomen. Their legs and head may even appear transparent at times due to the light color.
Bite
As with any sac spider, the bite of a leaf-curling sac spider may cause some minor pain but is not dangerous for humans or larger pets.
Leaf-Curline Sac Spider Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Chelicerata
- Class: Arachnida
- Order: Araneae
- Infraorder: Araneomorphae
- Family: Clubionidae
- Genus: Clubiona
Distribution of clubiona spiders in the USA
Various species of the clubiona genus can be found in every US state – Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Found in east Texas (Hawkins – between Tyler and Longview) I believe it’s about 1/2 inch
Hello Lynn, thanks for reaching out! This is some type of leaf curling sac spider of the genus Clubiona. It’s not a medically significant spider: https://usaspiders.com/clubiona-leaf-curling-sac-spider/
Hello John, thanks for getting in touch! I am not 100 % sure about the ID of this spider. It’s definitely not one of the few medically significant spiders found in your area. Our best guess is that this is a leaf-curling sac spider, Clubiona sp. Here is more information about them: https://usaspiders.com/clubiona-leaf-curling-sac-spider/
Here is an image of a similar looking specimen in that genus (Clubiona riparia): https://bugguide.net/node/view/526752
Let us know if you think that it was not this spider. If you have another picture showing the eyes of cephalothorax, that might help too. Cheers!
White/ Ever so slight shade of blue/green color. Body is somewhat smaller than or same size as a nickel. Large and round. No protrusions from the back of the body. Typical oval type of web, long singular strand webs attaching to trash can and fence.
I found this spider in a wall inside the house and have seen it in the garden also in Ontario CA. It has a brown color with a darker reddish brown thorax. The leg span is around 0.5 inches.
Hello R, thanks for getting in touch! This is most likely a leaf-curline sac spider (Clubiona sp.): https://usaspiders.com/clubiona-leaf-curling-sac-spider/
It’s definitely not medically significant.
Boulder, Colorado, November, 2021, inside, on a window ledge. So far has resisted 2 runs through your identification algorithm. First time I have taken a picture that so clearly showed all 8 eyes, incidentally, tho it appears to have something in its eye, so to speak.
Sorry, I thought the previous submission had not gone through or I had made some kind of mistake. Please feel free to delete it.
Hi Matt, I think this is a leaf-curling sac spider (Clubiona sp.): https://bugguide.net/node/view/1604902/bgpage