List of spider common names
This is an incomplete and inauthoritative list of common spider names in the English language.
- Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer (Araneidae) β Starbellied orbweaver
- Acanthoscurria geniculata C. L. Koch (Theraphosidae) β Whitebanded tarantula or Brazilian whiteknee tarantula
- Achaearanea tepidariorum C. L. Koch (Theridiidae) β Common house spider
- Agelenopsis spp. Giebel (Agelenidae) β American grass spiders
- Aphonopelma anax Chamberlin (Theraphosidae) β Texas tan tarantula
- Aphonopelma bicoloratum ]
- Aphonopelma chalcodes Chamberlin (Theraphosidae) β Desert blond tarantula
- Aphonopelma eutylenum Chamberlin (Theraphosidae) β California ebony tarantula
- Aphonopelma hentzi Girard (Theraphosidae) β Texas brown tarantula
- Aphonopelma moderatum Chamberlin & Ivie (Theraphosidae) β Rio Grande gold tarantula
- Aphonopelma seemanni F. O. P.-Cambridge (Theraphosidae) β Costa Rican zebra tarantula
- Araneus cavaticus Keyserling (Araneidae) β Barn orbweaver or Barn spider
- Araneus diadematus Clerck (Araneidae) β Cross orbweaver or European garden spider
- Araneus marmoreus Clerck (Araneidae) β Marbled orbweaver
- Araneus spp. Clerck (Araneidae) β Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers
- Araneus thaddeus Hentz (Araneidae) β Lattice orbweaver
- Araneus trifolium Hentz (Araneidae) β Shamrock orbweaver
- Araniella displicata Hentz (Araneidae) β Sixspotted orbweaver
- Argiope argentata Fabricius (Araneidae) β Silver garden spider
- Argiope aurantia Lucas (Araneidae) β Yellow garden spider
- Argiope florida Chamberlin & Ivie (Araneidae) β Florida garden spider
- Argiope spp. Audouin (Araneidae) β Garden orbweavers
- Argiope trifasciata ForskΓ₯l (Araneidae) β Banded garden spider
- Argyrodes spp. Simon (Theridiidae) β Dewdrop spiders
- Argyroneta aquatica Clerck (Cybaeidae) β European water spider or Diving bell spider
- Atrax robustus O. P.-Cambridge (Hexathelidae) β Sydney funnelweb spider or Australasian funnel-web spider
- Atypoides riversi O. P.-Cambridge (Antrodiaetidae) β Turret spider
- Avicularia avicularia Linnaeus (Theraphosidae) β Pinktoe tarantula
- Avicularia juruensis Mello-LeitΓ£o (Theraphosidae) β Yellowbanded tarantula
- Avicularia metallica Ausserer (Theraphosidae) β Whitetoe tarantula
- Avicularia purpurea Kirk (Theraphosidae) β Ecuadorian purple tarantula
- Avicularia urticans Schmidt (synonym of Avicularia juruensis) (Theraphosidae) β Peruvian pinktoe tarantula
- Avicularia versicolor Walckenaer (Theraphosidae) β Antilles pinktoe tarantula
- Bassaniana spp. Strand (Thomisidae) β Bark crab spiders
- Bothriocyrtum californicum O. P.-Cambridge (Ctenizidae) β California trapdoor spider
- Brachypelma albopilosum Valerio (Theraphosidae) β Curlyhair tarantula
- Brachypelma angustum Valerio (Theraphosidae) β Costa Rican red tarantula
- Brachypelma auratum Schmidt (Theraphosidae) β Mexican flameknee tarantula
- Brachypelma baumgarteni Smith (Theraphosidae) β Mexican orangebeauty tarantula
- Brachypelma boehmei Schmidt & Klaas (Theraphosidae) β Mexican fireleg tarantula
- Brachypelma emilia White (Theraphosidae) β Mexican redleg tarantula
- Brachypelma epicureanum Chamberlin (Theraphosidae) β Yucatan rustrump tarantula
- Brachypelma klaasi Schmidt & Krause (Theraphosidae) β Mexican pink tarantula
- Brachypelma smithi F. O. P.-Cambridge (Theraphosidae) β Mexican redknee tarantula
- Brachypelma vagans Ausserer (Theraphosidae) β Mexican redrump tarantula
- Brazilopelma colloratvillosum β Brazilian black and white tarantula
- Castianeira cingulata C. L. Koch (Corinnidae) β Twobanded antmimic
- Castianeira descripta Hentz (Corinnidae) β Redspotted antmimic
- Castianeira gertschi Kaston (Corinnidae) β Gertsch antmimic
- Ceratogyrus bechuanicus Purcell (Theraphosidae) β Curvedhorn tarantula
- Ceratogyrus brachycephalus Hewitt (Theraphosidae) β Greaterhorned tarantula
- Ceratogyrus marshalli Pocock (Theraphosidae) β Straighthorned tarantula
- Cheiracanthium inclusum Hentz (Miturgidae) β Agrarian sac spider or Yellow sac spider
- Cheiracanthium spp. C. L. Koch (Miturgidae) β Longlegged sac spiders
- Chilobrachys andersoni Pocock (Theraphosidae) β Burmese mustard tarantula
- Chilobrachys sericeus Thorell (Theraphosidae) β Asian mustard tarantula
- Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens Strand (Theraphosidae) β Greenbottle blue tarantula
- Cicurina baronia Gertsch (Dictynidae) β Robber Baron Cave meshweaver
- Cicurina madla Gertsch (Dictynidae) β Madla Cave meshweaver
- Cicurina veni Gertsch (Dictynidae) β Braken Bat Cave Meshweaver
- Cicurina vespera Gertsch (Dictynidae) β Government Canyon Bat Cave meshweaver
- Cicurina wartoni Gertsch (Dictynidae) β Warton meshweaver
- Citharischius crawshayi Pocock (Theraphosidae) β King baboon tarantula
- Clubiona kastoni Gertsch (Clubionidae) β Kaston sac spider
- Clubiona spp. Latreille (Clubionidae) β Leafcurling sac spiders
- Crassicrus lamanai Reichling & West (Theraphosidae) β Cinnamon tarantula
- Ctenus captiosus Gertsch (Ctenidae) β Florida false wolf spider
- Cyclosa spp. Menge (Araneidae) β Trashline orbweavers
- Cyclosternum fasciatum O. P.-Cambridge (Theraphosidae) β Costa Rican tigerrump tarantula
- Cyriopagopus paganus Simon (Theraphosidae) β Asian chevron tarantula
- Cyrtophora citricola ForskΓ₯l (Araneidae) β Global tentweb weaver
- Cyrtophora spp. Simon (Araneidae) β Tentweb weavers
- Dolomedes spp. Latreille (Pisauridae) β Dolomedes
- Dolomedes triton Walckenaer (Pisauridae) β Six-spotted fishing spider
- Enoplognatha marmorata Hentz (Theridiidae) β Marbled cobweb spider
- Ephebopus murinus Walckenaer (Theraphosidae) β Skeleton tarantula
- Eris militaris Hentz (Salticidae) β Bronze jumper
- Eucratoscelus longiceps Pocock (Theraphosidae) β African redrump tarantula
- Eupalaestrus weijenberghi Thorell (Theraphosidae) β Whitecollared tarantula
- Eustala anastera Walckenaer (Araneidae) β Humpbacked orbweaver
- Frontinella communis Hentz (Linyphiidae) β Bowl and doily weaver or Bowl and doily spider
- Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus (Araneidae) β Spinybacked orbweaver
- Geolycosa spp. Montgomery (Lycosidae) β Burrowing wolf spiders
- Grammostola alticeps Pocock (Theraphosidae) β Brazilian graysmoke tarantula
- Grammostola burzaquensis Ibarra (Theraphosidae) β Argentine rose tarantula
- Grammostola grossa Ausserer (Theraphosidae) β Pampas tawnyred tarantula
- Grammostola iheringi Keyserling (Theraphosidae) β Entre Rios tarantula
- Grammostola pulchra Mello-LeitΓ£o (Theraphosidae) β Brazilian black tarantula
- Grammostola rosea Walckenaer (Theraphosidae) β Chilean rose tarantula
- Grammostola aureostriata Simon (Theraphosidae) β Chaco white knee
- Haplopelma lividum Smith (Theraphosidae) β Cobalt blue tarantula
- Haplopelma minax Thorell (Theraphosidae) β Thailand black tarantula
- Herpyllus ecclesiasticus Hentz (Gnaphosidae) β Parson spider
- Heteropoda venatoria Linnaeus (Sparassidae) β Huntsman spider
- Heteroscodra maculata Pocock (Theraphosidae) β Togo starburst tarantula
- Hibana gracilis Hentz (Anyphaenidae) β Garden ghost spider
- Holocnemus pluchei Scopoli (Pholcidae) β Marbled cellar spider
- Hololena curta McCook (Agelenidae) β Corner funnel weaver
- Holothele incei F. O. P.-Cambridge (Theraphosidae) β Trinidad olive tarantula
- Hyptiotes cavatus Hentz (Uloboridae) β Triangle weaver
- Hysterocrates crassipes Pocock (Theraphosidae) β Cameroon brown tarantula
- Hysterocrates gigas Pocock (Theraphosidae) β Cameroon red tarantula
- Hysterocrates laticeps Pocock (Theraphosidae) β Nigerian rustred tarantula
- Iridopelma zorodes Mello-LeitΓ£o (Theraphosidae) β Brazilian purple tarantula
- Kukulcania hibernalis Hentz (Filistatidae) β Southern house spider
- Larinioides cornutus Clerk (Araneidae) β Furrow orbweaver
- Larinioides sclopetarius Clerk (Araneidae) β Bridge orbweaver
- Lasiodora parahybana Mello-LeitΓ£o (Theraphosidae) β Brazilian salmon tarantula
- Lasiodorides striatus Schmidt & Antonelli (Theraphosidae) β Stripeleg tarantula
- Latrodectus bishopi Kaston (Theridiidae) β Red widow
- Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch (Theridiidae) β Brown widow
- Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin & Ivie (Theridiidae) β Western black widow
- Latrodectus mactans Fabricius (Theridiidae) β Southern black widow
- Latrodectus spp. Walckenaer (Theridiidae) β Widow spiders
- Latrodectus variolus Walckenaer (Theridiidae) β Northern black widow
- Leucauge venusta Walckenaer (Tetragnathidae) β Orchard orbweaver
- Loxosceles apache Gertsch & Ennik (Sicariidae) β Apache recluse
- Loxosceles arizonic Gertsch & Mulaik (Sicariidae) β Arizona recluse
- Loxosceles bland Gertsch & Ennik (Sicariidae) β Big Bend recluse
- Loxosceles deserta Gertsch (Sicariidae) β Desert recluse
- Loxosceles devia Gertsch & Mulaik (Sicariidae) β Texas recluse
- Loxosceles kaiba Gertsch & Ennik (Sicariidae) β Grand Canyon recluse
- Loxosceles laeta Nicolet (Sicariidae) β Chilean recluse
- Loxosceles martha Gertsch & Ennik (Sicariidae) β Martha recluse
- Loxosceles palma Gertsch & Ennik (Sicariidae) β Baja recluse
- Loxosceles reclusa Gertsch & Mulaik (Sicariidae) β Brown recluse
- Loxosceles rufescens Dufour (Sicariidae) β Mediterranean recluse spider
- Loxosceles russelli Gertsch & Ennik (Sicariidae) β Russell recluse
- Loxosceles sabina Gertsch & Ennik (Sicariidae) β Tucson recluse
- Loxosceles spp. Heineken & Lowe (Sicariidae) β Recluse spiders
- Lyssomanes spp. Hentz (Salticidae) β Translucent green jumpers
- Lyssomanes viridis Walckenaer (Salticidae) β Magnolia green jumper
- Maevia inclemens Walckenaer (Salticidae) β Dimorphic jumper
- Mangora gibberosa Hentz (Araneidae) β Lined orbweaver
- Mangora maculata Keyserling (Araneidae) β Greenlegged orbweaver
- Mangora placida Hentz (Araneidae) β Tuftlegged orbweaver
- Marpissa pikei Peckham & Peckham (Salticidae) β Pike slender jumper
- Mastophora spp. Holmberg (Araneidae) β Bolas spiders
- Mecynogea lemniscata Walckenaer (Araneidae) β Basilica orbweaver
- Megaphobema mesomelas O. P.-Cambridge (Theraphosidae) β Costa Rican redleg tarantula
- Megaphobema robustum Ausserer (Theraphosidae) β Colombian giant tarantula
- Megaphobema velvetosoma Schmidt (Theraphosidae) β Ecuadorian brownvelvet tarantula
- Menemerus bivittatus Dufour (Salticidae) β Gray wall jumper
- Meta menardi Latreille (Tetragnathidae) β European cave spider
- Metepeira labyrinthea Hentz (Araneidae) β Labyrinth orbweaver
- Metriopelma zebratum Banks (Theraphosidae) β Costa Rican suntiger tarantula
- Micrathena gracilis Walckenaer (Araneidae) β Spined Micrathena
- Micrathena mitrata Hentz (Araneidae) β White micrathena
- Micrathena sagittata Walckenaer (Araneidae) β Arrowshaped micrathena
- Misumena spp. Latreille (Thomisidae) β Flower crab spider
- Misumena vatia Clerck (Thomisidae) β Goldenrod crab spider
- Misumenoides formosipes Walckenaer (Araneidae) β Whitebanded crab spider
- Misumenops asperatus Hentz (Thomisidae) β Northern crab spider
- Misumenops celer Hentz (Thomisidae) β Celer crab spider
- Neoleptoneta microps Gertsch (Leptonetidae) β Government Canyon bat cave spider
- Neoleptoneta myopica Gertsch (Leptonetidae) β Tooth cave spider
- Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer (Araneidae) β Arabesque orbweaver
- Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling (Araneidae) β Western spotted orbweaver
- Neoscona spp. Simon (Araneidae) β Spotted orbweavers
- Nephila clavipes Linnaeus (Tetragnathidae) β Golden silk orb-weaver
- Neriene radiata Walckenaer (Linyphiidae) β Filmy dome spider
- Olios fasciculatu Simon (Sparassidae) β Golden huntsman spider
- Ornithoctonus andersoni Pocock (Theraphosidae) β Asian mahogany tarantula
- Oxyopes salticu Hentz (Oxyopidae) β Striped lynx spider
- Oxyopes scalaris Hentz (Oxyopidae) β Western lynx spider
- Ozyptila spp. Simon (Thomisidae) β Leaflitter crab spiders
- Pachygnatha spp. Sundevall (Tetragnathidae) β Thickjawed orbweavers
- Pamphobeteus antinous Pocock (Theraphosidae) β Bolivian blueleg tarantula
- Pamphobeteus fortis Ausserer (Theraphosidae) β Colombian brown tarantula
- Pamphobeteus insignis Pocock (Theraphosidae) β Colombian purplebloom tarantula
- Pamphobeteus nigricolor Ausserer (Theraphosidae) β Common bluebloom tarantula
- Pamphobeteus ornatus Pocock (Theraphosidae) β Colombian pinkbloom tarantula
- Pamphobeteus vespertinus Simon (Theraphosidae) β Redbloom tarantula
- Pardosa spp. C. L. Koch (Lycosidae) β Thinlegged wolf spiders
- Peckhamia picata Hentz (Salticidae) β Antmimic jumper
- Pelegrina galathea Walckenaer (Salticidae) β Peppered jumper
- Peucetia viridans Hentz (Oxyopidae) β Green lynx spider
- Phantyna segregata Gertsch & Mulaik (Dictynidae) β Apex mesh weaver
- Phidippus audax Hentz (Salticidae) β Bold jumper
- Phidippus cardinalis Hentz (Salticidae) β Cardinal jumper
- Phidippus johnsoni Peckham & Peckham (Salticidae) β Johnson jumper
- Phidippus regius C. L. Koch (Salticidae) β Regal jumper
- Pholcus phalangioides Fuesslin (Pholcidae) β Longbodied cellar spider
- Phormictopus cancerides Latreille (Theraphosidae) β Haitian brown tarantula
- Pirata spp. Sundevall (Lycosidae) β Pirate wolf spiders
- Pisaurina mira Walckenaer (Pisauridae) β Nursery web spider
- Pityohyphantes costatus Hentz (Linyphiidae) β Hammock spider
- Plexippus paykulli Audouin (Salticidae) β Pantropical jumper
- Poecilotheria fasciata Latreille (Theraphosidae) β Sri Lankan ornamental tarantula
- Poecilotheria formosa Pocock (Theraphosidae) β Salem ornamental tarantula
- Poecilotheria ornata Pocock (Theraphosidae) β Fringed ornamental tarantula
- Poecilotheria regalis Pocock (Theraphosidae) β Indian ornamental tarantula
- Poecilotheria rufilata Pocock (Theraphosidae) β Redslate ornamental tarantula
- Poecilotheria subfusca Pocock (Theraphosidae) β Ivory ornamental tarantula
- Psalmopoeus cambridgei Pocock (Theraphosidae) β Trinidad chevron tarantula
- Psalmopoeus irminia Saager (Theraphosidae) β Suntiger tarantula
- Psalmopoeus reduncus Karsch (Theraphosidae) β Costa Rican orangemouth tarantula
- Pterinochilus murinus (orange) Pocock (Theraphosidae) β Usambara baboon tarantula
- Pterinochilus murinus (tan) Pocock (Theraphosidae) β Mumbasa baboon tarantula
- Salticus scenicus Clerck (Salticidae) β Zebra jumper or Zebra spider
- Selenocosmia javanensis Walckenaer (Theraphosidae) β Javan yellowknee tarantula
- Selenocosmia lanipe Ausserer (Theraphosidae) β New Guinea brown tarantula
- Sicarius spp. Walckenaer (Sicariidae) β Sand recluse spiders
- Singa spp. C. L. Koch (Araneidae) β Striped orbweavers
- Spermophora senoculata DugΓ¨s (Pholcidae) β Short-bodied cellar spider
- Steatoda americana Emerton (Theridiidae) β Twospotted cobweb spider
- Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch (Theridiidae) β False black widow
- Stromatopelma calceatum griseipes Pocock (Theraphosidae) β Featherleg tarantula
- Tapinauchenius gigas Caporiacco (Theraphosidae) β Orange chevron tarantula
- Tapinauchenius plumipes C. L. Koch (Theraphosidae) β Trinidad mahogany tarantula
- Tegenaria agrestis Walckenaer (Agelenidae) β Hobo spider
- Tegenaria domestica Clerck (Agelenidae) β Barn funnel weaver or Domestic house spider
- Tegenaria duellica Simon (Agelenidae) β Giant house spider
- Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz (Tetragnathidae) β Silver longjawed orbweaver
- Tetragnatha spp. Latreille (Tetragnathidae) β Longjawed orbweavers
- Theraphosa apophysis Tinter (Theraphosidae) β Goliath pinkfoot tarantula
- Theraphosa blondi Latreille (Theraphosidae) β Goliath birdeater tarantula
- Tibellus spp. Simon (Philodromidae) β Slender crab spiders
- Uloborus glomosus Walckenaer (Uloboridae) β Featherlegged orbweaver
- Xenesthis immanis Ausserer (Theraphosidae) β Columbian lesserblack tarantula
- Xysticus elegan Keyserling (Thomisidae) β Elegant crab spider
- Xysticus spp. C. L. Koch (Thomisidae) β Ground crab spiders
- Xysticus triguttatus Keyserling (Thomisidae) β Threebanded crab spider
- Zygoballus rufipes Peckham & Peckham (Salticidae) β Hammerjawed jumper
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