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Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia
30,544 observations
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
18,787 observations
Striped Bark Scorpion
Centruroides vittatus
13,073 observations
Rabid Wolf Spider
Rabidosa rabida
11,026 observations
Green Lynx Spider
Peucetia viridans
9,015 observations
Spinybacked Orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformis
8,130 observations
Twin-flagged Jumping Spider
Anasaitis canosus
8,013 observations
Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera
5,591 observations
Texas Brown Tarantula
Aphonopelma hentzi
5,218 observations
Tan Jumping Spider
Platycryptus undatus
5,106 observations
Triangulate Combfoot
Steatoda triangulosa
5,090 observations
Western Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona oaxacensis
4,174 observations
Hogna antelucana
Hogna antelucana
4,037 observations
Striped Lynx Spider
Oxyopes salticus
3,383 observations
Pantropical Jumping Spider
Plexippus paykulli
2,986 observations
Gray Wall Jumping Spider
Menemerus bivittatus
2,939 observations
Southern Black Widow
Latrodectus mactans
2,708 observations
Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata
2,662 observations
American Nursery Web Spider
Pisaurina mira
2,563 observations
Common Hentz Jumping Spider
Hentzia palmarum
2,562 observations
Tigrosa annexa
Tigrosa annexa
2,452 observations
Golden Silk Spider
Trichonephila clavipes
2,432 observations
Mabel Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge argyrobapta
2,335 observations
Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus bicentenarius
2,103 observations
Tropical Orbweaver
Eriophora ravilla
2,060 observations
Six-spotted Fishing Spider
Dolomedes triton
2,045 observations
Western Black Widow
Latrodectus hesperus
2,007 observations
Bronze Jumping Spider
Eris militaris
1,938 observations
Georgia Wolf Spider
Tigrosa georgicola
1,883 observations
Leiobunum townsendi
Leiobunum townsendi
1,751 observations
Carolina Jumping Spider
Phidippus carolinensis
1,751 observations
Phidippus texanus
Phidippus texanus
1,643 observations
South American Toothed Hacklemesh Weaver
Metaltella simoni
1,641 observations
Brown Recluse
Loxosceles reclusa
1,614 observations
Poison Ivy Leaf Mite
Aculops rhois
1,604 observations
Silver Garden Orbweaver
Argiope argentata
1,567 observations
Brown Widow
Latrodectus geometricus
1,418 observations
Texas Tan Tarantula
Aphonopelma anax
1,415 observations
Falconina gracilis
Falconina gracilis
1,342 observations
Peppered Jumping Spider
Pelegrina galathea
1,340 observations
Eumesosoma roeweri
Eumesosoma roeweri
1,318 observations
Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge venusta
1,318 observations
Cardinal Jumping Spider
Phidippus cardinalis
1,184 observations
Furrow Orbweaver
Larinioides cornutus
1,179 observations
Arabesque Orbweaver
Neoscona arabesca
1,144 observations
Gulf Coast Tick
Amblyomma maculatum
1,124 observations
Dimorphic Jumping Spider
Maevia inclemens
1,100 observations
Phidippus arizonensis
Phidippus arizonensis
1,077 observations
Dark Fishing Spider
Dolomedes tenebrosus
1,039 observations
Elm Finger Gall Mite
Aceria parulmi
1,037 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 30,544 recorded observations.