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Golden Silk Spider
Trichonephila clavipes
3,590 observations
Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia
2,410 observations
Invasive
Joro Spider
Trichonephila clavata
1,945 observations
Spinybacked Orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformis
1,336 observations
Twin-flagged Jumping Spider
Anasaitis canosus
1,271 observations
Green Lynx Spider
Peucetia viridans
978 observations
Magnolia Green Jumping Spider
Lyssomanes viridis
936 observations
Mabel Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge argyrobapta
766 observations
Red-femured Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona domiciliorum
763 observations
Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera
670 observations
Tan Jumping Spider
Platycryptus undatus
596 observations
White-banded Fishing Spider
Dolomedes albineus
586 observations
Marbled Orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus
519 observations
Southern House Spider
Kukulcania hibernalis
504 observations
Rabid Wolf Spider
Rabidosa rabida
428 observations
Brown Widow
Latrodectus geometricus
421 observations
Southern Black Widow
Latrodectus mactans
412 observations
Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge venusta
405 observations
Dark Fishing Spider
Dolomedes tenebrosus
402 observations
American Nursery Web Spider
Pisaurina mira
387 observations
Six-spotted Fishing Spider
Dolomedes triton
356 observations
Georgia Wolf Spider
Tigrosa georgicola
308 observations
Spined Micrathena
Micrathena gracilis
307 observations
Arrowhead Orbweaver
Verrucosa arenata
295 observations
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
280 observations
Tigrosa annexa
Tigrosa annexa
266 observations
Arrow-shaped Orbweaver
Micrathena sagittata
233 observations
Whitman's Jumping Spider
Phidippus whitmani
204 observations
Putnam's Jumping Spider
Phidippus putnami
187 observations
Brilliant Jumping Spider
Phidippus clarus
185 observations
Triangulate Combfoot
Steatoda triangulosa
184 observations
Long-bodied Cellar Spider
Pholcus phalangioides
178 observations
Sylvan Jumping Spider
Colonus sylvanus
164 observations
Scytodes atlacoya
Scytodes atlacoya
163 observations
American Green Crab Spider
Misumessus oblongus
160 observations
White-banded Crab Spider
Misumenoides formosipes
159 observations
Gulf Coast Tick
Amblyomma maculatum
150 observations
Golden Jumping Spider
Paraphidippus aurantius
145 observations
canopy jumping spider
Phidippus otiosus
143 observations
Arabesque Orbweaver
Neoscona arabesca
142 observations
Pantropical Jumping Spider
Plexippus paykulli
137 observations
Common Hentz Jumping Spider
Hentzia palmarum
137 observations
White-jawed Jumping Spider
Hentzia mitrata
136 observations
Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata
134 observations
Southern Devil Scorpion
Vaejovis carolinianus
131 observations
Basilica Orbweaver
Mecynogea lemniscata
131 observations
Lone Star Tick
Amblyomma americanum
128 observations
Furrow Orbweaver
Larinioides cornutus
126 observations
Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus bicentenarius
124 observations
Eastern Parson Spider
Herpyllus ecclesiasticus
124 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common arachnids in South Carolina are:
- Golden Silk Spider (Trichonephila clavipes)
- Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)
- Joro Spider (Trichonephila clavata)
- Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis)
- Twin-flagged Jumping Spider (Anasaitis canosus)
- Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans)
- Magnolia Green Jumping Spider (Lyssomanes viridis)
- Mabel Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge argyrobapta)
- Red-femured Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona domiciliorum)
- Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona crucifera)
- The most observed arachnid in South Carolina is Golden Silk Spider (Trichonephila clavipes), with 3,590 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive arachnids in South Carolina include:
- Joro Spider (Trichonephila clavata)