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Silver Garden Orbweaver
Argiope argentata
633 observations
Western Black Widow
Latrodectus hesperus
418 observations
Noble False Widow
Steatoda nobilis
368 observations
Baja California Bark Scorpion
Centruroides exilicauda
263 observations
Johnson's Jumping Spider
Phidippus johnsoni
247 observations
Spinybacked Orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformis
218 observations
Brown Widow
Latrodectus geometricus
168 observations
Homalonychus theologus
Homalonychus theologus
166 observations
Half-edged Wall Jumping Spider
Menemerus semilimbatus
147 observations
Phoenix Jumping Spider
Phidippus phoenix
146 observations
Green Lynx Spider
Peucetia viridans
130 observations
False Black Widow
Steatoda grossa
105 observations
Koch's Wolf Spider
Alopecosa kochi
95 observations
Marbled Cellar Spider
Holocnemus pluchei
83 observations
Superstition Mountains Scorpion
Superstitionia donensis
78 observations
Southern House Spider
Kukulcania hibernalis
74 observations
California common scorpion
Paruroctonus silvestrii
70 observations
Woodlouse Spider
Dysdera crocata
68 observations
McCook's Split Wolf Spider
Schizocosa mccooki
65 observations
Long-bodied Cellar Spider
Pholcus phalangioides
60 observations
Buttonhook Leafbeetle Jumping Spider
Sassacus vitis
60 observations
Ribbon Jumping Spider
Metacyrba taeniola
60 observations
Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata
58 observations
Western Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona oaxacensis
53 observations
California Trapdoor Spider
Bothriocyrtum californicum
53 observations
Desert Hairy Scorpion
Hadrurus arizonensis
52 observations
Syspira tigrina
Syspira tigrina
50 observations
Gray Wall Jumping Spider
Menemerus bivittatus
47 observations
Steindachner's Ebony Tarantula
Aphonopelma steindachneri
46 observations
California Ebony Tarantula
Aphonopelma eutylenum
38 observations
California Swollenstinger Scorpion
Anuroctonus pococki
38 observations
Mexigonus minutus
Mexigonus minutus
37 observations
Leuronychus pacificus
Leuronychus pacificus
36 observations
Phidippus nikites
Phidippus nikites
30 observations
Asagena medialis
Asagena medialis
30 observations
Colonus hesperus
Colonus hesperus
28 observations
Hadrurus concolorous
Hadrurus concolorous
25 observations
Humped Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa turbinata
24 observations
Syspira longipes
Syspira longipes
22 observations
Habronattus ustulatus
Habronattus ustulatus
21 observations
California Red Jumping Spider
Phidippus adumbratus
20 observations
Paravaejovis puritanus
Paravaejovis puritanus
20 observations
Phidippus californicus
Phidippus californicus
17 observations
Red-and-white Asagena
Asagena fulva
16 observations
Grey House Spider
Badumna longinqua
15 observations
White-banded Crab Spider
Misumenoides formosipes
14 observations
Shoreline Wolf Spider
Arctosa littoralis
14 observations
Pacific Coast Tick
Dermacentor occidentalis
13 observations
Desert Grass Spider
Agelenopsis aperta
12 observations
Cesonia classica
Cesonia classica
12 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common arachnids in Baja California are:
- Silver Garden Orbweaver (Argiope argentata)
- Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus)
- Noble False Widow (Steatoda nobilis)
- Baja California Bark Scorpion (Centruroides exilicauda)
- Johnson's Jumping Spider (Phidippus johnsoni)
- Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis)
- Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus)
- Homalonychus theologus
- Half-edged Wall Jumping Spider (Menemerus semilimbatus)
- Phoenix Jumping Spider (Phidippus phoenix)
- The most observed arachnid in Baja California is Silver Garden Orbweaver (Argiope argentata), with 633 recorded observations.