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Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia
1,989 observations
Golden Silk Spider
Trichonephila clavipes
1,854 observations
Twin-flagged Jumping Spider
Anasaitis canosus
1,396 observations
Spinybacked Orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformis
1,104 observations
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
1,040 observations
Mabel Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge argyrobapta
965 observations
Gray Wall Jumping Spider
Menemerus bivittatus
709 observations
Six-spotted Fishing Spider
Dolomedes triton
661 observations
Tan Jumping Spider
Platycryptus undatus
623 observations
Magnolia Green Jumping Spider
Lyssomanes viridis
590 observations
Green Lynx Spider
Peucetia viridans
515 observations
Pantropical Jumping Spider
Plexippus paykulli
419 observations
Tropical Orbweaver
Eriophora ravilla
405 observations
Georgia Wolf Spider
Tigrosa georgicola
404 observations
Tigrosa annexa
Tigrosa annexa
380 observations
American Nursery Web Spider
Pisaurina mira
320 observations
White-banded Fishing Spider
Dolomedes albineus
312 observations
Rabid Wolf Spider
Rabidosa rabida
307 observations
Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera
302 observations
Arabesque Orbweaver
Neoscona arabesca
283 observations
Brown Widow
Latrodectus geometricus
269 observations
Dark Fishing Spider
Dolomedes tenebrosus
220 observations
Sylvan Jumping Spider
Colonus sylvanus
218 observations
Southern Black Widow
Latrodectus mactans
206 observations
Triangulate Combfoot
Steatoda triangulosa
177 observations
Striped Bark Scorpion
Centruroides vittatus
162 observations
Southern House Spider
Kukulcania hibernalis
152 observations
persimmon leaf blister gall
Aceria theospyri
151 observations
Poison Ivy Leaf Mite
Aculops rhois
150 observations
Black-tailed Red Sheetweaver
Florinda coccinea
143 observations
Arrowhead Orbweaver
Verrucosa arenata
141 observations
Gulf Coast Tick
Amblyomma maculatum
132 observations
Common Hentz Jumping Spider
Hentzia palmarum
124 observations
Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge venusta
122 observations
White-banded Crab Spider
Misumenoides formosipes
121 observations
Spined Micrathena
Micrathena gracilis
116 observations
Invasive
South American Toothed Hacklemesh Weaver
Metaltella simoni
115 observations
Pisaurina dubia
Pisaurina dubia
105 observations
Tailed Cellar Spider
Crossopriza lyoni
101 observations
Invasive
Heptagonal Orbweaver
Gea heptagon
100 observations
Say's Armored Harvestman
Libitioides sayi
100 observations
Common House Spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum
94 observations
Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus bicentenarius
89 observations
Tuft-legged Orbweaver
Mangora placida
84 observations
Eastern Parson Spider
Herpyllus ecclesiasticus
82 observations
Basilica Orbweaver
Mecynogea lemniscata
80 observations
Elm Finger Gall Mite
Aceria parulmi
77 observations
Arrow-shaped Orbweaver
Micrathena sagittata
76 observations
Eastern Harvestman
Leiobunum vittatum
76 observations
Bowl-and-doily Spider
Frontinella pyramitela
73 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 1,989 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive arachnids in Louisiana include:
- South American Toothed Hacklemesh Weaver (Metaltella simoni)
- Heptagonal Orbweaver (Gea heptagon)
- Some of the most commonly observed native arachnids in Louisiana include:
- persimmon leaf blister gall (Aceria theospyri)