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Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia
2,125 observations
Golden Silk Spider
Trichonephila clavipes
1,973 observations
Twin-flagged Jumping Spider
Anasaitis canosus
1,445 observations
Spinybacked Orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformis
1,253 observations
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
1,082 observations
Mabel Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge argyrobapta
991 observations
Gray Wall Jumping Spider
Menemerus bivittatus
755 observations
Six-spotted Fishing Spider
Dolomedes triton
675 observations
Tan Jumping Spider
Platycryptus undatus
645 observations
Magnolia Green Jumping Spider
Lyssomanes viridis
601 observations
Green Lynx Spider
Peucetia viridans
578 observations
Pantropical Jumping Spider
Plexippus paykulli
435 observations
Georgia Wolf Spider
Tigrosa georgicola
423 observations
Tropical Orbweaver
Eriophora ravilla
412 observations
Tigrosa annexa
Tigrosa annexa
384 observations
White-banded Fishing Spider
Dolomedes albineus
334 observations
American Nursery Web Spider
Pisaurina mira
329 observations
Rabid Wolf Spider
Rabidosa rabida
319 observations
Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera
317 observations
Arabesque Orbweaver
Neoscona arabesca
293 observations
Brown Widow
Latrodectus geometricus
288 observations
Dark Fishing Spider
Dolomedes tenebrosus
226 observations
Southern Black Widow
Latrodectus mactans
223 observations
Sylvan Jumping Spider
Colonus sylvanus
223 observations
Triangulate Combfoot
Steatoda triangulosa
187 observations
Striped Bark Scorpion
Centruroides vittatus
170 observations
Southern House Spider
Kukulcania hibernalis
161 observations
persimmon leaf blister gall
Aceria theospyri
157 observations
Poison Ivy Leaf Mite
Aculops rhois
154 observations
Arrowhead Orbweaver
Verrucosa arenata
145 observations
Black-tailed Red Sheetweaver
Florinda coccinea
145 observations
Gulf Coast Tick
Amblyomma maculatum
141 observations
Common Hentz Jumping Spider
Hentzia palmarum
132 observations
White-banded Crab Spider
Misumenoides formosipes
131 observations
Spined Micrathena
Micrathena gracilis
128 observations
Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge venusta
122 observations
Invasive
South American Toothed Hacklemesh Weaver
Metaltella simoni
118 observations
Pisaurina dubia
Pisaurina dubia
107 observations
Invasive
Heptagonal Orbweaver
Gea heptagon
107 observations
Say's Armored Harvestman
Libitioides sayi
104 observations
Tailed Cellar Spider
Crossopriza lyoni
101 observations
Common House Spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum
95 observations
Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus bicentenarius
89 observations
Eastern Parson Spider
Herpyllus ecclesiasticus
86 observations
Tuft-legged Orbweaver
Mangora placida
85 observations
Basilica Orbweaver
Mecynogea lemniscata
82 observations
Banded Harvestman
Leiobunum vittatum
79 observations
Elm Finger Gall Mite
Aceria parulmi
79 observations
Arrow-shaped Orbweaver
Micrathena sagittata
78 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 2,125 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)