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Golden Silk Spider
Trichonephila clavipes
3,733 observations
Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia
2,547 observations
Invasive
Joro Spider
Trichonephila clavata
2,172 observations
Spinybacked Orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformis
1,399 observations
Twin-flagged Jumping Spider
Anasaitis canosus
1,377 observations
Green Lynx Spider
Peucetia viridans
1,051 observations
Magnolia Green Jumping Spider
Lyssomanes viridis
948 observations
Red-femured Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona domiciliorum
792 observations
Mabel Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge argyrobapta
783 observations
Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera
691 observations
White-banded Fishing Spider
Dolomedes albineus
620 observations
Tan Jumping Spider
Platycryptus undatus
619 observations
Marbled Orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus
522 observations
Southern House Spider
Kukulcania hibernalis
511 observations
Rabid Wolf Spider
Rabidosa rabida
448 observations
Brown Widow
Latrodectus geometricus
445 observations
Southern Black Widow
Latrodectus mactans
429 observations
Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge venusta
406 observations
Dark Fishing Spider
Dolomedes tenebrosus
405 observations
American Nursery Web Spider
Pisaurina mira
391 observations
Six-spotted Fishing Spider
Dolomedes triton
361 observations
Spined Micrathena
Micrathena gracilis
333 observations
Georgia Wolf Spider
Tigrosa georgicola
322 observations
Arrowhead Orbweaver
Verrucosa arenata
314 observations
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
288 observations
Tigrosa annexa
Tigrosa annexa
268 observations
Arrow-shaped Orbweaver
Micrathena sagittata
239 observations
Whitman's Jumping Spider
Phidippus whitmani
203 observations
Brilliant Jumping Spider
Phidippus clarus
196 observations
Putnam's Jumping Spider
Phidippus putnami
195 observations
Triangulate Combfoot
Steatoda triangulosa
191 observations
Long-bodied Cellar Spider
Pholcus phalangioides
179 observations
Sylvan Jumping Spider
Colonus sylvanus
172 observations
American Green Crab Spider
Misumessus oblongus
166 observations
White-banded Crab Spider
Misumenoides formosipes
163 observations
Gulf Coast Tick
Amblyomma maculatum
163 observations
Scytodes atlacoya
Scytodes atlacoya
163 observations
canopy jumping spider
Phidippus otiosus
149 observations
Golden Jumping Spider
Paraphidippus aurantius
148 observations
Arabesque Orbweaver
Neoscona arabesca
144 observations
Common Hentz Jumping Spider
Hentzia palmarum
144 observations
Pantropical Jumping Spider
Plexippus paykulli
138 observations
White-jawed Jumping Spider
Hentzia mitrata
138 observations
Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata
137 observations
Southern Devil Scorpion
Vaejovis carolinianus
133 observations
Basilica Orbweaver
Mecynogea lemniscata
132 observations
Lone Star Tick
Amblyomma americanum
129 observations
Eastern Parson Spider
Herpyllus ecclesiasticus
129 observations
Furrow Orbweaver
Larinioides cornutus
128 observations
Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus bicentenarius
125 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)
- Red-femured Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona domiciliorum)
- Mabel Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge argyrobapta)
- Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona crucifera)
- The most observed arachnid in South Carolina is Golden Silk Spider (Trichonephila clavipes), with 3,733 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive arachnids in South Carolina include:
- Joro Spider (Trichonephila clavata)