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359 species profiles with photos, 33 family guides, regional lists for every US state and 81 countries, and straight answers about bites and venom — written and reviewed by an arachnologist and a wildlife veterinarian.

  • 359species profiles
  • 33spider families
  • 131regional guides
  • 11spider facts guides

Recently updated

Profiles our editors revisited most recently, with new photos and corrected facts.

Kukulcania geophilaCrevice WeaversKukulcania geophilaIdentify Kukulcania geophila, a small southwestern crevice weaver: size, dark females, tan wandering males, its cribellate web, range and bite risk.
Wolf SpidersHogna lentaHogna lentaTarantulasPink Toe Tarantula SizePink Toe Tarantula (Avicularia avicularia)Woodlouse Hunter SpidersDysdera silvaticaDysdera silvatica

Newly added spiders

The latest species and genus profiles on the site.

Desidae SpidersHacklemesh WeaverHacklemesh Weaver (Metaltella simoni)Crevice WeaversFeather-legged (Uloborus walckenaerius)Feather-legged (Uloborus walckenaerius)TarantulasAphonopelma canicepsAphonopelma canicepsGround SpidersScotophaeus blackwalliScotophaeus blackwalliWolf SpidersZoropsis spinimanaMediterranean Spiny False Wolf (Zoropsis spinimana)Wolf SpidersBrush Legged Wolf SpiderBrush Legged Wolf (Schizocosa ocreata)Funnel Weaver SpidersTegenaria ferrugineaCharcoal Spider (Tegenaria ferruginea)Funnel Weaver SpidersAgelenopsis aperta 1Desert Grass (Agelenopsis aperta)

Deadliest spiders

The few genera whose bite is medically significant — and what the numbers really say. Full list.

Banana SpiderWandering SpidersBrazilian Wandering (Phoneutria)Brazilian wandering spiders (Phoneutria): how to identify them, where the nine species live, what the venom really does, and what to do after a bite.
Australian Funnel-Web SpidersFemale Sydney Funnel Web SpiderSydney Funnel-Web (Atrax robustus)Cobweb SpidersSouthern Black Widow SizeSouthern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans)Sicariidae SpidersBrown Recluse ImageBrown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa)
Cobweb SpidersMale Redback SpiderRedback Spider (Latrodectus hasseltii)Sicariidae SpidersBrown SpiderChilean Recluse (Loxosceles laeta)Actinopodidae SpidersMouse Spider PictureMouse (Missulena)Sicariidae SpidersSix Eyed Sand Spider SizeSix-eyed Sand (Hexophthalma hahni)

Spider families

Every profile sits in one of 33 families. Start here if you know roughly what kind of spider you saw.

Tarantulas family87 profilesTarantulasOrb Weavers family60 profilesOrb WeaversJumping Spiders family44 profilesJumping SpidersCobweb Spiders family26 profilesCobweb SpidersWolf Spiders family19 profilesWolf SpidersHuntsman Spiders family14 profilesHuntsman SpidersSicariidae Spiders family10 profilesSicariidae SpidersFunnel Weaver Spiders family8 profilesFunnel Weaver SpidersHalonoproctidae Spiders family8 profilesHalonoproctidae SpidersWandering Spiders family7 profilesWandering SpidersNursery Web Spiders family7 profilesNursery Web SpidersAustralian Funnel-Web Spiders family5 profilesAustralian Funnel-Web SpidersCrab Spiders family5 profilesCrab SpidersCellar Spiders family5 profilesCellar SpidersCrevice Weavers family5 profilesCrevice WeaversCorinnidae Spiders family5 profilesCorinnidae SpidersVelvet Spiders family5 profilesVelvet SpidersGround Spiders family4 profilesGround SpidersLong-Jawed Spiders family4 profilesLong-Jawed SpidersDesidae Spiders family4 profilesDesidae SpidersWoodlouse Hunter Spiders family3 profilesWoodlouse Hunter SpidersPurseweb Spiders family3 profilesPurseweb SpidersEuctenizidae family3 profilesEuctenizidaeTrachelidae Spiders family3 profilesTrachelidae SpidersLynx Spiders family2 profilesLynx SpidersLamponidae Spiders family2 profilesLamponidae SpidersCheiracanthiidae family2 profilesCheiracanthiidaeCurtain-Web Spiders family2 profilesCurtain-Web SpidersArkyidae Spiders family2 profilesArkyidae SpidersAmaurobiidae Spiders family2 profilesAmaurobiidae SpidersSac Spiders family1 profileSac SpidersDictynidae Spiders family1 profileDictynidae SpidersActinopodidae Spiders family1 profileActinopodidae Spiders

Spiders by region

Which spiders live where you are, which ones matter medically, and the common look-alikes.

All countries (81)

Spider facts

Curated lists

Who writes Spider Identifications

Species profiles are written and reviewed by Dr Richard J. Pearce, an animal ecologist and former British Arachnological Society council member, and Dr. James Watuwa, a wildlife veterinarian. Every profile is checked against the World Spider Catalog and institutional sources, and the medical guidance follows current toxicology rather than folklore. More about the team and our method →