Spiders in Kansas

Kansas is home to a wide variety of spiders due to its diverse habitats. The list of dangerous spiders found here includes the black widow and the brown recluse. Those of the yellow sac family, also present in the state are known to be mildly venomous.

Common spiders: Yellow Garden (Argiope aurantia), Black-footed Yellow Sac (Cheiracanthium inclusum)

Largest spiders: Carolina Wolf (Hogna carolinensis), Dark Fishing (Dolomedes tenebrosus)

Highly Venomous Spiders

Cobweb (Theridiidae)

• Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans)
• Northern Black Widow (Latrodectus variolus)
• Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus)

Sicariidae

• Brown Recluse (Loxosceles reclusa)

Cheiracanthium

• Black-footed Yellow Sac (Cheiracanthium inclusum)

Less Venomous Spiders  

Orb-weaver (Araneidae)

• Star-bellied Orb-weaver  (Acanthepeira stellate)
• Hentz Orb-weaver (Neoscona crucifera)
• Heptagonal Orb-weaver (Gea heptagon)
• Yellow Garden (Argiope aurantia)

Nursery Web (Pisauridae)

• Dark Fishing (Dolomedes tenebrosus)

Jumping (Salticidae)

• Bold Jumper (Phidippus audax)
• Tan Jumping (Platycryptus undatus)
• Phidippus texanus

Cobweb (Theridiidae)

• Triangulate Cobweb (Steatoda triangulosa)

Crab (Thomisidae)

• White-banded Crab (Misumenoides formosipes)

Wolf (Lycosidae)

• Carolina Wolf (Hogna carolinensis)
• Hogna baltimoriana
• Tigrosa helluo
• Tigrosa grandis
• Tigrosa georgicola

Anyphaenidae

• Garden Ghost (Hibana gracilis)

Ground (Gnaphosidae)

• Eastern Parson (Herpyllus ecclesiasticus)

Prowling (Miturgidae)

• Long-legged Sac (‎Cheiracanthuim mildei)

Corinnidae

• Broad-faced Sac (Trachelas tranquillus)
• Castianeira amoena