Spiders in Vermont

Vermont has about 25 species of spiders of which the brown recluse and northern black widow are considered the most dangerous. The northern yellow sac could also be harmful to humans though they are mildly venomous.

Common Spiders: Banded Garden (Argiope trifasciata) Marbled Orb-Weaver (Araneus marmoreus), Yellow Garden (Argiope aurantia)

Largest Spiders: Yellow Garden (Argiope aurantia), members of the Wolf (Lycosidae) family

Highly Venomous Spiders

Sicariidae

• Brown Recluse (Loxosceles reclusa)

Cobweb (Theridiidae)

• Northern Black Widow (Latrodectus variolus)

Cheiracanthiidae

• Northern Yellow Sac (Cheiracanthium mildei)

Less Venomous Spiders

Orb-weaver (Araneidae)

• Barn Orb-weaver (Araneus cavaticus)
• Cross Orb-weaver (Araneus diadematus)
• Bridge Orb-weaver (Larinioides sclopetarius)
• Yellow Garden (Argiope aurantia)
• Banded Garden (Argiope trifasciata)
• Spotted Orb-weaver (Neoscona crucifera)

Prowling (Miturgidae)

• Long-legged Sac (Cheiracanthuim mildei)

Nursery Web (Pisauridae)

• Dark Fishing (Dolomedes tenebrosus)
• Six-spotted Fishing (Dolomedes triton)
• American Nursery Web (Pisaurina mira)

Jumping (Salticidae)

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

Wolf (Lycosidae)

• Ground Wolf (Trochosa terricola)
• Tigrosa helluo

Long-jawed Orb-weaver

• Orchard (Leucauge venusta)

Corinnidae

• Red-spotted Ant Mimic (Castianeira descripta)
• Broad-faced Sac (Trachelas tranquillus)

Funnel Weaver (Agelenidae)

• Barn Funnel Weaver (Tegenaria domestica)

Cobweb (Theridiidae)

• Common House (Parasteatoda tepidariorum)
• Rabbit Hutch (Steatoda bipunctata)