Mississippi houses wide different kinds of spiders of
varying shapes and sizes. Among the deadly spiders, the southern black widow
and brown recluse dwell here.
Common spiders: Hentz Orb-weaver (Neoscona crucifera ), Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans ), Green Lynx (Peucetia viridans )
Largest spiders: Spiders of the Wolf (Lycosidae) family
Spiders in Mississippi Identification Chart
Highly Venomous Spiders
Sicariidae
Cobweb (Theridiidae)
Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans )
Less Venomous Spiders
Orb-Weaver (Araneidae)
Nursery Web (Pisauridae)
Jumping (Salticidae)
Corinnidae
Wolf (Lycosidae)
Crevice Weaver (Filistatidae)
Pirate (Mimetidae)
Spitting (Scytodidae)
Lynx (Oxyopidae)
Green Lynx (Peucetia viridans )