Spiders in Texas

The state of Texas has more than 80 species distributed evenly throughout the northern and southern parts, with the black widow and brown recluse being the deadliest of the lot.

Common spiders: Yellow Garden (Argiope aurantia), Carolina Wolf (Hogna carolinensis), Common House (Parasteatoda tepidariorum), Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus), Texas Recluse (Loxosceles devia), Gray Wall Jumper (Menemerus bivittatus), Long-bodied Cellar (Pholcus phalangioides)

Largest spiders:  Giant Lichen Orb-weaver (Araneus bicentenarius), Giant Crab (Olios giganteus), Carolina Wolf (Hogna carolinensis)

Smallest spider: American Grass (Agelenopsis potteri)

Highly Venomous Spiders

Cobweb (Theridiidae)

• Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans)
• Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus)
• Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus)

Sicariidae

• Brown Recluse (Loxosceles reclusa)
• Texas Recluse (Loxosceles devia)

Less Venomous Spiders

Orb-weaver (Araneidae)

• Furrow Orb-weaver (Larinioides cornutus)
• Star-bellied Orb-weaver (Acanthepeira stellate)
• Giant Lichen Orb-weaver (Araneus bicentenarius)
• Hentz Orb-weaver (Neoscona crucifera)
• Hump-backed Orb-weaver (Eustala anastera)
• Mabel Orchard Orb-weaver (Leucauge argyrobapta)
• Arabesque Orb-weaver (Neoscona arabesca)
• Western Spotted Orb-weaver (Neoscona oaxacensis)
• Golden Silk Orb-weaver (Trichonephila clavipes)
• Tropical Orb-weaver (Eriophora ravilla)
• Eriophora edax
• Banded Garden (Argiope trifasciata)
• Black and Yellow Garden (Argiope aurantia)
• Silver Garden (Argiope argentata)
• Hypsosinga rubens
• Metazygia zilloides
• Arrow-shaped Micrathena (Micrathena sagittata)

Jumping (Salticidae)

• Twin-flagged Jumping (Anasaitis canosa)
• Sylvana Jumping (Colonus sylvanus)
• Hentz Jumping (Hentzia palmarum)
• Magnolia Green Jumper (Lyssomanes viridis)
• Dimorphic Jumper (Maevia inclemens)
• Gray Wall Jumper (Menemerus bivittatus)
• Bold Jumper (Phidippus audax)
• Cardinal Jumper (Phidippus cardinalis)
• Tan Jumping (Platycryptus undatus)
• Pantropical Jumper (Plexippus paykulli)
• Red House (Nesticodes rufipes)
• Araneus pegnia
• Bagheera prosper
• Eriophora edax
• Eustala cepina
• Metacyrba taeniola
• Phidippus arizonensis
• Phidippus mystaceus

Spitting (Scytodidae)

• Scytodes lugubris
• Scytodes thoracica
• Scytodes univittata

Cobweb (Theridiidae)

• Common House (Parasteatoda tepidariorum)
• Asagena fulva

Funnel Weaver (Agelenidae)

• Barronopsis texana
• American Grass (Agelenopsis potteri)

Corinnidae

• Castianeira crocata
• Castianeira thalia
• Falconina gracilis

Ground (Gnaphosidae)

• Cesonia bilineata
• Sergiolus capulatus

Cellar (Pholcidae)

• Tailed Daddy Long-legged (Crossopriza lyoni)
• Long-bodied Cellar (Pholcus phalangioides)

Wolf (Lycosidae)

• Carolina Wolf (Hogna carolinensis)

• Geolycosa missouriensis
• Geolycosa rafaelana
• Gladicosa gulosa
• Hogna antelucana
• Hogna baltimoriana
• Hogna coloradensis
• Sosippus texanus
• Tigrosa annexa
• Tigrosa georgicola
• Tigrosa grandis
• Tigrosa helluo
• Trochosa sepulchralis
• Varacosa avara

Anyphaenidae Sac (Anyphaenidae)

• Hibana velox

Crevice Weaver (Filistatidae)

• Southern House (Filistata hibernalis)

Amaurobiidae

• Hacklemesh Weaver (Metaltella simoni)

Euctenizidae

• Myrmekiaphila comstocki

Linyphiidae

• Filmy Dome (Neriene radiate)

Crab (Thomisidae)

• Giant Crab (Olios giganteus)
• Tmarus angulatus

Lynx (Oxyopidae)

• Green Lynx (Peucetia viridans)

Prowling (Miturgidae)

• Zora pumila