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Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia
2,074 observations
Golden Silk Spider
Trichonephila clavipes
1,919 observations
Twin-flagged Jumping Spider
Anasaitis canosus
1,421 observations
Spinybacked Orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformis
1,181 observations
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
1,062 observations
Mabel Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge argyrobapta
969 observations
Gray Wall Jumping Spider
Menemerus bivittatus
735 observations
Six-spotted Fishing Spider
Dolomedes triton
670 observations
Tan Jumping Spider
Platycryptus undatus
634 observations
Magnolia Green Jumping Spider
Lyssomanes viridis
593 observations
Green Lynx Spider
Peucetia viridans
549 observations
Pantropical Jumping Spider
Plexippus paykulli
427 observations
Georgia Wolf Spider
Tigrosa georgicola
420 observations
Tropical Orbweaver
Eriophora ravilla
409 observations
Tigrosa annexa
Tigrosa annexa
383 observations
White-banded Fishing Spider
Dolomedes albineus
333 observations
American Nursery Web Spider
Pisaurina mira
323 observations
Rabid Wolf Spider
Rabidosa rabida
312 observations
Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera
306 observations
Arabesque Orbweaver
Neoscona arabesca
286 observations
Brown Widow
Latrodectus geometricus
283 observations
Dark Fishing Spider
Dolomedes tenebrosus
221 observations
Sylvan Jumping Spider
Colonus sylvanus
221 observations
Southern Black Widow
Latrodectus mactans
214 observations
Triangulate Combfoot
Steatoda triangulosa
183 observations
Striped Bark Scorpion
Centruroides vittatus
167 observations
Southern House Spider
Kukulcania hibernalis
156 observations
persimmon leaf blister gall
Aceria theospyri
156 observations
Poison Ivy Leaf Mite
Aculops rhois
154 observations
Arrowhead Orbweaver
Verrucosa arenata
144 observations
Black-tailed Red Sheetweaver
Florinda coccinea
144 observations
Gulf Coast Tick
Amblyomma maculatum
140 observations
White-banded Crab Spider
Misumenoides formosipes
129 observations
Common Hentz Jumping Spider
Hentzia palmarum
128 observations
Spined Micrathena
Micrathena gracilis
124 observations
Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge venusta
122 observations
Invasive
South American Toothed Hacklemesh Weaver
Metaltella simoni
117 observations
Pisaurina dubia
Pisaurina dubia
105 observations
Invasive
Heptagonal Orbweaver
Gea heptagon
104 observations
Tailed Cellar Spider
Crossopriza lyoni
101 observations
Say's Armored Harvestman
Libitioides sayi
101 observations
Common House Spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum
95 observations
Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus bicentenarius
89 observations
Tuft-legged Orbweaver
Mangora placida
85 observations
Eastern Parson Spider
Herpyllus ecclesiasticus
84 observations
Basilica Orbweaver
Mecynogea lemniscata
81 observations
Elm Finger Gall Mite
Aceria parulmi
79 observations
Arrow-shaped Orbweaver
Micrathena sagittata
77 observations
Banded Harvestman
Leiobunum vittatum
77 observations
Bronze Jumping Spider
Eris militaris
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 2,074 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)