Spiders in Louisiana

The state of Louisiana has about 30 to 40 species spread all over, with the majority of them thriving in the southeastern part. The deadly spiders one can find here include the northern and southern widow, brown widow, and brown recluse.

Common spiders: Brown Recluse (Loxosceles reclusa), Common House (Parasteatoda tepidariorum), Wolf family (Lycosidae)

Largest spiders:  Species of the Wolf family (Lycosidae)

Highly Venomous Spiders

Sicariidae

• Brown Recluse (Loxosceles reclusa)

Cobweb (Theridiidae)

• Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus)
• Northern Black Widow (Latrodectus variolus)
• Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans)

Less Venomous Spiders

Orb-weaver (Araneidae)

• Giant Lichen Orb-weaver (Araneus bicentenarius)
• Tropical Orb-weaver (Eriophora ravilla)
• Orchard Orb-weaver (Leucauge venusta)
• Marbled Orb-Weaver (Araneus marmoreus)
• Furrow Orb-Weaver (Larinioides cornutus)
• Gasteracantha cancriformis
• Spotted Orb-Weaver (Neoscona crucifera)
• Golden Silk Orb-Weaver (Trichonephila clavipes)

Jumping (Salticidae)

• Twinflagged Jumping (Anasaitis canosa)
• Hentz Jumping (Hentzia palmarum)
• Magnolia Green Jumper (Lyssomanes viridis)
• Dimorphic Jumping (Maevia inclemens)
• Bold Jumper (Phidippus audax)
• Tan Jumping (Platycryptus undatus)

Cellar (Pholcidae)

• Long bodied Cellar (Pholcus phalangioides)
• Tailed Cellar (Crossopriza lyoni)

Nursery Web (Pisauridae)

• Six-spotted Fishing (Dolomedes triton)
• White-banded Fishing (Dolomedes albineus)
• Dark Fishing (Dolomedes tenebrosus)

Crevice Weaver (Filistatidae)

• Southern House (Kukulcania hibernalis)

Euctenizidae

• Myrmekiaphila comstocki

Cobweb (Theridiidae)

• Triangulate Cobweb (Steatoda triangulosa)

Trachelidae (Araneomorph)

• Broad-faced Sac (Trachelas tranquillus)

Wolf (Lycosidae)

• Tigrosa annexa
• Tigrosa georgicola