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Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia
28,196 observations
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
17,817 observations
Striped Bark Scorpion
Centruroides vittatus
12,413 observations
Rabid Wolf Spider
Rabidosa rabida
10,205 observations
Green Lynx Spider
Peucetia viridans
8,109 observations
Twin-flagged Jumping Spider
Anasaitis canosus
7,526 observations
Spinybacked Orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformis
7,418 observations
Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera
5,025 observations
Texas Brown Tarantula
Aphonopelma hentzi
4,942 observations
Tan Jumping Spider
Platycryptus undatus
4,914 observations
Triangulate Combfoot
Steatoda triangulosa
4,753 observations
Western Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona oaxacensis
3,933 observations
Hogna antelucana
Hogna antelucana
3,817 observations
Striped Lynx Spider
Oxyopes salticus
3,276 observations
Pantropical Jumping Spider
Plexippus paykulli
2,816 observations
Gray Wall Jumping Spider
Menemerus bivittatus
2,676 observations
Southern Black Widow
Latrodectus mactans
2,534 observations
American Nursery Web Spider
Pisaurina mira
2,486 observations
Tigrosa annexa
Tigrosa annexa
2,416 observations
Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata
2,412 observations
Common Hentz Jumping Spider
Hentzia palmarum
2,391 observations
Golden Silk Spider
Trichonephila clavipes
2,324 observations
Mabel Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge argyrobapta
2,275 observations
Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus bicentenarius
2,091 observations
Tropical Orbweaver
Eriophora ravilla
1,990 observations
Six-spotted Fishing Spider
Dolomedes triton
1,966 observations
Bronze Jumping Spider
Eris militaris
1,890 observations
Western Black Widow
Latrodectus hesperus
1,810 observations
Georgia Wolf Spider
Tigrosa georgicola
1,782 observations
Leiobunum townsendi
Leiobunum townsendi
1,738 observations
Carolina Jumping Spider
Phidippus carolinensis
1,719 observations
Phidippus texanus
Phidippus texanus
1,596 observations
South American Toothed Hacklemesh Weaver
Metaltella simoni
1,573 observations
Silver Garden Orbweaver
Argiope argentata
1,523 observations
Brown Recluse
Loxosceles reclusa
1,511 observations
Poison Ivy Leaf Mite
Aculops rhois
1,478 observations
Texas Tan Tarantula
Aphonopelma anax
1,374 observations
Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge venusta
1,300 observations
Eumesosoma roeweri
Eumesosoma roeweri
1,295 observations
Brown Widow
Latrodectus geometricus
1,285 observations
Peppered Jumping Spider
Pelegrina galathea
1,259 observations
Falconina gracilis
Falconina gracilis
1,251 observations
Arabesque Orbweaver
Neoscona arabesca
1,127 observations
Cardinal Jumping Spider
Phidippus cardinalis
1,119 observations
Furrow Orbweaver
Larinioides cornutus
1,099 observations
Dimorphic Jumping Spider
Maevia inclemens
1,066 observations
Dark Fishing Spider
Dolomedes tenebrosus
1,012 observations
Gulf Coast Tick
Amblyomma maculatum
1,004 observations
Phidippus arizonensis
Phidippus arizonensis
992 observations
Mecaphesa dubia
Mecaphesa dubia
944 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common arachnids in Texas are:
- Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)
- Bold Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax)
- Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus)
- Rabid Wolf Spider (Rabidosa rabida)
- Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans)
- Twin-flagged Jumping Spider (Anasaitis canosus)
- Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis)
- Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona crucifera)
- Texas Brown Tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzi)
- Tan Jumping Spider (Platycryptus undatus)
- The most observed arachnid in Texas is Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia), with 28,196 recorded observations.