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Golden Silk Spider
Trichonephila clavipes
3,383 observations
Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia
2,342 observations
Invasive
Joro Spider
Trichonephila clavata
1,907 observations
Spinybacked Orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformis
1,308 observations
Twin-flagged Jumping Spider
Anasaitis canosus
1,224 observations
Green Lynx Spider
Peucetia viridans
958 observations
Magnolia Green Jumping Spider
Lyssomanes viridis
903 observations
Red-femured Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona domiciliorum
758 observations
Mabel Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge argyrobapta
753 observations
Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera
654 observations
Tan Jumping Spider
Platycryptus undatus
579 observations
White-banded Fishing Spider
Dolomedes albineus
576 observations
Marbled Orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus
517 observations
Southern House Spider
Kukulcania hibernalis
502 observations
Rabid Wolf Spider
Rabidosa rabida
422 observations
Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge venusta
404 observations
Dark Fishing Spider
Dolomedes tenebrosus
401 observations
American Nursery Web Spider
Pisaurina mira
384 observations
Brown Widow
Latrodectus geometricus
381 observations
Southern Black Widow
Latrodectus mactans
357 observations
Six-spotted Fishing Spider
Dolomedes triton
354 observations
Georgia Wolf Spider
Tigrosa georgicola
306 observations
Arrowhead Orbweaver
Verrucosa arenata
292 observations
Spined Micrathena
Micrathena gracilis
286 observations
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
269 observations
Tigrosa annexa
Tigrosa annexa
264 observations
Arrow-shaped Orbweaver
Micrathena sagittata
218 observations
Whitman's Jumping Spider
Phidippus whitmani
201 observations
Long-bodied Cellar Spider
Pholcus phalangioides
178 observations
Triangulate Combfoot
Steatoda triangulosa
178 observations
Brilliant Jumping Spider
Phidippus clarus
177 observations
Putnam's Jumping Spider
Phidippus putnami
168 observations
Scytodes atlacoya
Scytodes atlacoya
162 observations
White-banded Crab Spider
Misumenoides formosipes
157 observations
American Green Crab Spider
Misumessus oblongus
155 observations
canopy jumping spider
Phidippus otiosus
142 observations
Arabesque Orbweaver
Neoscona arabesca
141 observations
Golden Jumping Spider
Paraphidippus aurantius
138 observations
Gulf Coast Tick
Amblyomma maculatum
137 observations
Pantropical Jumping Spider
Plexippus paykulli
136 observations
White-jawed Jumping Spider
Hentzia mitrata
134 observations
Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata
130 observations
Common Hentz Jumping Spider
Hentzia palmarum
130 observations
Southern Devil Scorpion
Vaejovis carolinianus
129 observations
Sylvan Jumping Spider
Colonus sylvanus
129 observations
Lone Star Tick
Amblyomma americanum
125 observations
Furrow Orbweaver
Larinioides cornutus
124 observations
Basilica Orbweaver
Mecynogea lemniscata
123 observations
Regal Jumping Spider
Phidippus regius
120 observations
Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus bicentenarius
118 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common arachnids in South Carolina are:
- Golden Silk Spider (Trichonephila clavipes)
- Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)
- Joro Spider (Trichonephila clavata)
- Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis)
- Twin-flagged Jumping Spider (Anasaitis canosus)
- Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans)
- Magnolia Green Jumping Spider (Lyssomanes viridis)
- Red-femured Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona domiciliorum)
- Mabel Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge argyrobapta)
- Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona crucifera)
- The most observed arachnid in South Carolina is Golden Silk Spider (Trichonephila clavipes), with 3,383 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive arachnids in South Carolina include:
- Joro Spider (Trichonephila clavata)