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Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia
1,822 observations
Golden Silk Spider
Trichonephila clavipes
1,786 observations
Twin-flagged Jumping Spider
Anasaitis canosus
1,288 observations
Spinybacked Orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformis
1,047 observations
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
996 observations
Mabel Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge argyrobapta
921 observations
Gray Wall Jumping Spider
Menemerus bivittatus
677 observations
Six-spotted Fishing Spider
Dolomedes triton
630 observations
Tan Jumping Spider
Platycryptus undatus
592 observations
Magnolia Green Jumping Spider
Lyssomanes viridis
543 observations
Green Lynx Spider
Peucetia viridans
486 observations
Pantropical Jumping Spider
Plexippus paykulli
402 observations
Georgia Wolf Spider
Tigrosa georgicola
395 observations
Tropical Orbweaver
Eriophora ravilla
387 observations
Tigrosa annexa
Tigrosa annexa
377 observations
American Nursery Web Spider
Pisaurina mira
316 observations
White-banded Fishing Spider
Dolomedes albineus
301 observations
Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera
294 observations
Rabid Wolf Spider
Rabidosa rabida
286 observations
Arabesque Orbweaver
Neoscona arabesca
275 observations
Brown Widow
Latrodectus geometricus
231 observations
Dark Fishing Spider
Dolomedes tenebrosus
200 observations
Sylvan Jumping Spider
Colonus sylvanus
189 observations
Southern Black Widow
Latrodectus mactans
165 observations
Triangulate Combfoot
Steatoda triangulosa
159 observations
Striped Bark Scorpion
Centruroides vittatus
152 observations
Southern House Spider
Kukulcania hibernalis
146 observations
Arrowhead Orbweaver
Verrucosa arenata
138 observations
Black-tailed Red Sheetweaver
Florinda coccinea
138 observations
Poison Ivy Leaf Mite
Aculops rhois
138 observations
persimmon leaf blister gall
Aceria theospyri
132 observations
Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge venusta
121 observations
White-banded Crab Spider
Misumenoides formosipes
116 observations
Common Hentz Jumping Spider
Hentzia palmarum
112 observations
Gulf Coast Tick
Amblyomma maculatum
112 observations
Spined Micrathena
Micrathena gracilis
102 observations
Invasive
South American Toothed Hacklemesh Weaver
Metaltella simoni
101 observations
Pisaurina dubia
Pisaurina dubia
100 observations
Common House Spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum
94 observations
Say's Armored Harvestman
Libitioides sayi
94 observations
Invasive
Heptagonal Orbweaver
Gea heptagon
93 observations
Tailed Cellar Spider
Crossopriza lyoni
92 observations
Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus bicentenarius
88 observations
Tuft-legged Orbweaver
Mangora placida
81 observations
Eastern Harvestman
Leiobunum vittatum
75 observations
Eastern Parson Spider
Herpyllus ecclesiasticus
74 observations
Elm Finger Gall Mite
Aceria parulmi
74 observations
Bowl-and-doily Spider
Frontinella pyramitela
73 observations
Basilica Orbweaver
Mecynogea lemniscata
70 observations
Bronze Jumping Spider
Eris militaris
68 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common arachnids in Louisiana are:
- Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)
- Golden Silk Spider (Trichonephila clavipes)
- Twin-flagged Jumping Spider (Anasaitis canosus)
- Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis)
- Bold Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax)
- Mabel Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge argyrobapta)
- Gray Wall Jumping Spider (Menemerus bivittatus)
- Six-spotted Fishing Spider (Dolomedes triton)
- Tan Jumping Spider (Platycryptus undatus)
- Magnolia Green Jumping Spider (Lyssomanes viridis)
- The most observed arachnid in Louisiana is Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia), with 1,822 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive arachnids in Louisiana include:
- South American Toothed Hacklemesh Weaver (Metaltella simoni)
- Heptagonal Orbweaver (Gea heptagon)