Spiders in New Jersey

New Jersey has over 40 spider species distributed throughout the northern and southern parts equally. The deadliest of the lot are the brown recluse and black widow.

Common spiders: Northern Black Widow (Latrodectus variolus), Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans), Common House (Parasteatoda tepidariorum), Brown Recluse (Loxosceles reclusa), Wolf family (Lycosidae)

Largest spiders: Members of the wolf family (Lycosidae)

Highly Venomous Spiders

Cobweb (Theridiidae)

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

Sicariidae

• Brown Recluse (Loxosceles reclusa)

Cheiracanthium

• Black-footed Yellow Sac (Cheiracanthium inclusum)

Less Venomous Spiders

Orb-weaver (Araneidae)

• Hentz Orb-weaver (Neoscona crucifera)
• Cross Orb-weaver (Araneus diadematus)
• Marbled Orb-weaver (Araneus marmoreus)
• Hump-backed Orb-weaver (Eustala anastera)
• Orchard Orb-weaver (Leucauge venusta)
• Furrow Orb-weaver (Larinioides cornutus)
• Basilica Orb-weaver (Mecynogea lemniscata)
• Cave Orb-weaver (Meta ovalis)
• Spotted Orb-weaver (Neoscona domiciliorum)
• Arrow-shaped Micrathena (Micrathena sagittata)

Nursery Web (Pisauridae)

• Dark Fishing (Dolomedes tenebrosus)
• Six-spotted Fishing (Dolomedes triton)

Jumping (Salticidae)

• Bold Jumper (Phidippus audax)
• Zebra Back (Salticus scenicus)
• Canopy Jumping (Phidippus otiosus)
• Sylvana Jumping (Colonus sylvanus)
• Dimorphic Jumper (Maevia inclemens)
• Emerald Jumping Spider (Paraphidippus aurantius)
• Tan Jumping (Platycryptus undatus)

Cobweb (Theridiidae)

• Triangulate Cobweb (Steatoda triangulosa)
• Common House (Parasteatoda tepidariorum)
• Steatoda borealis

Wolf (Lycosidae)

• Tiger Wolf (Tigrosa aspersa)
• Rabid Wolf (Rabidosa rabida)
• Ground Wolf (Trochosa terricola)
• Tigrosa helluo
• Trochosa terricola
• Varacosa avara
• Hogna baltimoriana

Crab (Thomisidae)

• Xysticus auctificus
• Xysticus ferox

Cellar (Pholcidae)

• Daddy Longlegs (Pholcus manueli)

Ground (Gnaphosidae)

• Eastern Parson (Herpyllus ecclesiasticus)

Anyphaenidae

• Garden Ghost (Hibana gracilis)