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Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia
26,454 observations
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
16,478 observations
Striped Bark Scorpion
Centruroides vittatus
11,484 observations
Rabid Wolf Spider
Rabidosa rabida
9,397 observations
Green Lynx Spider
Peucetia viridans
7,678 observations
Spinybacked Orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformis
6,946 observations
Twin-flagged Jumping Spider
Anasaitis canosus
6,585 observations
Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera
4,761 observations
Texas Brown Tarantula
Aphonopelma hentzi
4,599 observations
Tan Jumping Spider
Platycryptus undatus
4,515 observations
Triangulate Combfoot
Steatoda triangulosa
4,443 observations
Western Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona oaxacensis
3,739 observations
Hogna antelucana
Hogna antelucana
3,608 observations
Striped Lynx Spider
Oxyopes salticus
2,959 observations
Pantropical Jumping Spider
Plexippus paykulli
2,658 observations
Gray Wall Jumping Spider
Menemerus bivittatus
2,483 observations
American Nursery Web Spider
Pisaurina mira
2,422 observations
Tigrosa annexa
Tigrosa annexa
2,360 observations
Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata
2,347 observations
Golden Silk Spider
Trichonephila clavipes
2,291 observations
Mabel Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge argyrobapta
2,190 observations
Southern Black Widow
Latrodectus mactans
2,077 observations
Common Hentz Jumping Spider
Hentzia palmarum
2,045 observations
Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus bicentenarius
1,937 observations
Tropical Orbweaver
Eriophora ravilla
1,926 observations
Six-spotted Fishing Spider
Dolomedes triton
1,878 observations
Bronze Jumping Spider
Eris militaris
1,767 observations
Georgia Wolf Spider
Tigrosa georgicola
1,731 observations
Leiobunum townsendi
Leiobunum townsendi
1,723 observations
Carolina Jumping Spider
Phidippus carolinensis
1,491 observations
Silver Garden Orbweaver
Argiope argentata
1,473 observations
Phidippus texanus
Phidippus texanus
1,431 observations
Western Black Widow
Latrodectus hesperus
1,407 observations
South American Toothed Hacklemesh Weaver
Metaltella simoni
1,399 observations
Brown Recluse
Loxosceles reclusa
1,378 observations
Eumesosoma roeweri
Eumesosoma roeweri
1,275 observations
Texas Tan Tarantula
Aphonopelma anax
1,254 observations
Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge venusta
1,252 observations
Poison Ivy Leaf Mite
Aculops rhois
1,212 observations
Falconina gracilis
Falconina gracilis
1,126 observations
Arabesque Orbweaver
Neoscona arabesca
1,089 observations
Cardinal Jumping Spider
Phidippus cardinalis
1,085 observations
Furrow Orbweaver
Larinioides cornutus
1,023 observations
Brown Widow
Latrodectus geometricus
1,011 observations
Dark Fishing Spider
Dolomedes tenebrosus
959 observations
Phidippus arizonensis
Phidippus arizonensis
926 observations
Gulf Coast Tick
Amblyomma maculatum
917 observations
Mecaphesa dubia
Mecaphesa dubia
885 observations
Dimorphic Jumping Spider
Maevia inclemens
881 observations
White-banded Fishing Spider
Dolomedes albineus
872 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)
- Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis)
- Twin-flagged Jumping Spider (Anasaitis canosus)
- 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 26,454 recorded observations.