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Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia
27,104 observations
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
17,303 observations
Striped Bark Scorpion
Centruroides vittatus
11,985 observations
Rabid Wolf Spider
Rabidosa rabida
9,880 observations
Green Lynx Spider
Peucetia viridans
7,904 observations
Twin-flagged Jumping Spider
Anasaitis canosus
7,201 observations
Spinybacked Orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformis
7,197 observations
Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera
4,868 observations
Texas Brown Tarantula
Aphonopelma hentzi
4,780 observations
Tan Jumping Spider
Platycryptus undatus
4,771 observations
Triangulate Combfoot
Steatoda triangulosa
4,603 observations
Western Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona oaxacensis
3,844 observations
Hogna antelucana
Hogna antelucana
3,747 observations
Striped Lynx Spider
Oxyopes salticus
3,198 observations
Pantropical Jumping Spider
Plexippus paykulli
2,748 observations
Gray Wall Jumping Spider
Menemerus bivittatus
2,586 observations
American Nursery Web Spider
Pisaurina mira
2,463 observations
Tigrosa annexa
Tigrosa annexa
2,399 observations
Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata
2,377 observations
Golden Silk Spider
Trichonephila clavipes
2,302 observations
Common Hentz Jumping Spider
Hentzia palmarum
2,277 observations
Southern Black Widow
Latrodectus mactans
2,258 observations
Mabel Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge argyrobapta
2,244 observations
Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus bicentenarius
2,069 observations
Tropical Orbweaver
Eriophora ravilla
1,967 observations
Six-spotted Fishing Spider
Dolomedes triton
1,950 observations
Bronze Jumping Spider
Eris militaris
1,839 observations
Georgia Wolf Spider
Tigrosa georgicola
1,748 observations
Leiobunum townsendi
Leiobunum townsendi
1,734 observations
Carolina Jumping Spider
Phidippus carolinensis
1,649 observations
Western Black Widow
Latrodectus hesperus
1,557 observations
South American Toothed Hacklemesh Weaver
Metaltella simoni
1,518 observations
Phidippus texanus
Phidippus texanus
1,517 observations
Silver Garden Orbweaver
Argiope argentata
1,495 observations
Brown Recluse
Loxosceles reclusa
1,478 observations
Texas Tan Tarantula
Aphonopelma anax
1,359 observations
Poison Ivy Leaf Mite
Aculops rhois
1,339 observations
Eumesosoma roeweri
Eumesosoma roeweri
1,290 observations
Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge venusta
1,289 observations
Falconina gracilis
Falconina gracilis
1,212 observations
Arabesque Orbweaver
Neoscona arabesca
1,124 observations
Cardinal Jumping Spider
Phidippus cardinalis
1,104 observations
Brown Widow
Latrodectus geometricus
1,094 observations
Furrow Orbweaver
Larinioides cornutus
1,079 observations
Dark Fishing Spider
Dolomedes tenebrosus
1,004 observations
Peppered Jumping Spider
Pelegrina galathea
1,004 observations
Phidippus arizonensis
Phidippus arizonensis
959 observations
Gulf Coast Tick
Amblyomma maculatum
953 observations
Dimorphic Jumping Spider
Maevia inclemens
946 observations
Mecaphesa dubia
Mecaphesa dubia
927 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common arachnids in Texas are:
- Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)
- Bold Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax)
- Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus)
- Rabid Wolf Spider (Rabidosa rabida)
- Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans)
- Twin-flagged Jumping Spider (Anasaitis canosus)
- Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis)
- Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona crucifera)
- Texas Brown Tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzi)
- Tan Jumping Spider (Platycryptus undatus)
- The most observed arachnid in Texas is Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia), with 27,104 recorded observations.