List of spider common names
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This is an incomplete and inauthoritative list of common spider names in the English language.
- Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer (Araneidae) - Starbellied orbweaver
- Acanthoscurria geniculata C. L. Koch (Theraphosidae) - Whitebanded tarantula or Brazilian whiteknee tarantula
- Achaearanea tepidariorum C. L. Koch (Theridiidae) - Common house spider
- Agelenopsis spp. Giebel (Agelenidae) - American grass spiders
- Aphonopelma anax Chamberlin (Theraphosidae) - Texas tan tarantula
- Aphonopelma bicoloratum ]
- Aphonopelma chalcodes Chamberlin (Theraphosidae) - Desert blond tarantula
- Aphonopelma eutylenum Chamberlin (Theraphosidae) - California ebony tarantula
- Aphonopelma hentzi Girard (Theraphosidae) - Texas brown tarantula
- Aphonopelma moderatum Chamberlin & Ivie (Theraphosidae) - Rio Grande gold tarantula
- Aphonopelma seemanni F. O. P.-Cambridge (Theraphosidae) - Costa Rican zebra tarantula
- Araneus cavaticus Keyserling (Araneidae) - Barn orbweaver or Barn spider
- Araneus diadematus Clerck (Araneidae) - Cross orbweaver or European garden spider
- Araneus marmoreus Clerck (Araneidae) - Marbled orbweaver
- Araneus spp. Clerck (Araneidae) - Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers
- Araneus thaddeus Hentz (Araneidae) - Lattice orbweaver
- Araneus trifolium Hentz (Araneidae) - Shamrock orbweaver
- Araniella displicata Hentz (Araneidae) - Sixspotted orbweaver
- Argiope argentata Fabricius (Araneidae) - Silver garden spider
- Argiope aurantia Lucas (Araneidae) - Yellow garden spider
- Argiope florida Chamberlin & Ivie (Araneidae) - Florida garden spider
- Argiope spp. Audouin (Araneidae) - Garden orbweavers
- Argiope trifasciata Forskål (Araneidae) - Banded garden spider
- Argyrodes spp. Simon (Theridiidae) - Dewdrop spiders
- Argyroneta aquatica Clerck (Cybaeidae) - European water spider or Diving bell spider
- Atrax robustus O. P.-Cambridge (Hexathelidae) - Sydney funnelweb spider or Australasian funnel-web spider
- Atypoides riversi O. P.-Cambridge (Antrodiaetidae) - Turret spider
- Avicularia avicularia Linnaeus (Theraphosidae) - Pinktoe tarantula
- Avicularia juruensi Mello-Leitão (Theraphosidae) - Yellowbanded tarantula
- Avicularia metallica Ausserer (Theraphosidae) - Whitetoe tarantula
- Avicularia purpurea Kirk (Theraphosidae) - Ecuadorian purple tarantula
- Avicularia urticans Schmidt (Theraphosidae) - Peruvian pinktoe tarantula
- Avicularia versicolor Walckenaer (Theraphosidae) - Antilles pinktoe tarantula
- Bassaniana spp. Strand (Thomisidae) - Bark crab spiders
- Bothriocyrtum californicum O. P.-Cambridge (Ctenizidae) - California trapdoor spider
- Brachypelma albopilosum Valerio (Theraphosidae) - Curlyhair tarantula
- Brachypelma angustum Valerio (Theraphosidae) - Costa Rican red tarantula
- Brachypelma auratum Schmidt (Theraphosidae) - Mexican flameknee tarantula
- Brachypelma baumgarteni Smith (Theraphosidae) - Mexican orangebeauty tarantula
- Brachypelma boehmei Schmidt & Klaas (Theraphosidae) - Mexican fireleg tarantula
- Brachypelma emilia White (Theraphosidae) - Mexican redleg tarantula
- Brachypelma epicureanum Chamberlin (Theraphosidae) - Yucatan rustrump tarantula
- Brachypelma klaasi Schmidt & Krause (Theraphosidae) - Mexican pink tarantula
- Brachypelma smithi F. O. P.-Cambridge (Theraphosidae) - Mexican redknee tarantula
- Brachypelma vagans Ausserer (Theraphosidae) - Mexican redrump tarantula
- Brazilopelma colloratvillosum - Brazilian black and white tarantula
- Castianeira cingulata C. L. Koch (Corinnidae) - Twobanded antmimic
- Castianeira descripta Hentz (Corinnidae) - Redspotted antmimic
- Castianeira gertschi Kaston (Corinnidae) - Gertsch antmimic
- Ceratogyrus bechuanicus Purcell (Theraphosidae) - Curvedhorn tarantula
- Ceratogyrus brachycephalus Hewitt (Theraphosidae) - Greaterhorned tarantula
- Ceratogyrus marshalli Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Straighthorned tarantula
- Cheiracanthium inclusum Hentz (Miturgidae) - Agrarian sac spider or Yellow sac spider
- Cheiracanthium spp. C. L. Koch (Miturgidae) - Longlegged sac spiders
- Chilobrachys andersoni Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Burmese mustard tarantula
- Chilobrachys sericeus Thorell (Theraphosidae) - Asian mustard tarantula
- Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens Strand (Theraphosidae) - Greenbottle blue tarantula
- Cicurina baronia Gertsch (Dictynidae) - Robber Baron Cave meshweaver
- Cicurina madla Gertsch (Dictynidae) - Madla Cave meshweaver
- Cicurina veni Gertsch (Dictynidae) - Braken Bat Cave Meshweaver
- Cicurina vespera Gertsch (Dictynidae) - Government Canyon Bat Cave meshweaver
- Cicurina wartoni Gertsch (Dictynidae) - Warton meshweaver
- Citharischius crawshayi Pocock (Theraphosidae) - King baboon tarantula
- Clubiona kastoni Gertsch (Clubionidae) - Kaston sac spider
- Clubiona spp. Latreille (Clubionidae) - Leafcurling sac spiders
- Crassicrus lamanai Reichling & West (Theraphosidae) - Cinnamon tarantula
- Ctenus captiosus Gertsch (Ctenidae) - Florida false wolf spider
- Cyclosa spp. Menge (Araneidae) - Trashline orbweavers
- Cyclosternum fasciatum O. P.-Cambridge (Theraphosidae) - Costa Rican tigerrump tarantula
- Cyriopagopus paganus Simon (Theraphosidae) - Asian chevron tarantula
- Cyrtophora citricola Forskål (Araneidae) - Global tentweb weaver
- Cyrtophora spp. Simon (Araneidae) - Tentweb weavers
- Dolomedes spp. Latreille (Pisauridae) - Dolomedes
- Dolomedes triton Walckenaer (Pisauridae) - Six-spotted fishing spider
- Enoplognatha marmorata Hentz (Theridiidae) - Marbled cobweb spider
- Ephebopus murinus Walckenaer (Theraphosidae) - Skeleton tarantula
- Eris militaris Hentz (Salticidae) - Bronze jumper
- Eucratoscelus longiceps Pocock (Theraphosidae) - African redrump tarantula
- Eupalaestrus weijenberghi Thorell (Theraphosidae) - Whitecollared tarantula
- Eustala anastera Walckenaer (Araneidae) - Humpbacked orbweaver
- Frontinella communis Hentz (Linyphiidae) - Bowl and doily weaver or Bowl and doily spider
- Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus (Araneidae) - Spinybacked orbweaver
- Geolycosa spp. Montgomery (Lycosidae) - Burrowing wolf spiders
- Grammostola alticeps Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Brazilian graysmoke tarantula
- Grammostola burzaquensis Ibarra (Theraphosidae) - Argentine rose tarantula
- Grammostola grossa Ausserer (Theraphosidae) - Pampas tawnyred tarantula
- Grammostola iheringi Keyserling (Theraphosidae) - Entre Rios tarantula
- Grammostola pulchra Mello-Leitão (Theraphosidae) - Brazilian black tarantula
- Grammostola rosea Walckenaer (Theraphosidae) - Chilean rose tarantula
- Grammostola aureostriata Simon (Theraphosidae) - Chaco white knee
- Haplopelma lividum Smith (Theraphosidae) - Cobalt blue tarantula
- Haplopelma minax Thorell (Theraphosidae) - Thailand black tarantula
- Herpyllus ecclesiasticus Hentz (Gnaphosidae) - Parson spider
- Heteropoda venatoria Linnaeus (Sparassidae) - Huntsman spider
- Heteroscodra maculata Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Togo starburst tarantula
- Hibana gracilis Hentz (Anyphaenidae) - Garden ghost spider
- Holocnemus pluchei Scopoli (Pholcidae) - Marbled cellar spider
- Hololena curta McCook (Agelenidae) - Corner funnel weaver
- Holothele incei F. O. P.-Cambridge (Theraphosidae) - Trinidad olive tarantula
- Hyptiotes cavatus Hentz (Uloboridae) - Triangle weaver
- Hysterocrates crassipes Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Cameroon brown tarantula
- Hysterocrates gigas Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Cameroon red tarantula
- Hysterocrates laticeps Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Nigerian rustred tarantula
- Iridopelma zorodes Mello-Leitão (Theraphosidae) - Brazilian purple tarantula
- Kukulcania hibernalis Hentz (Filistatidae) - Southern house spider
- Larinioides cornutus Clerk (Araneidae) - Furrow orbweaver
- Larinioides sclopetarius Clerk (Araneidae) - Bridge orbweaver
- Lasiodora parahybana Mello-Leitão (Theraphosidae) - Brazilian salmon tarantula
- Lasiodorides striatus Schmidt & Antonelli (Theraphosidae) - Stripeleg tarantula
- Latrodectus bishopi Kaston (Theridiidae) - Red widow
- Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch (Theridiidae) - Brown widow
- Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin & Ivie (Theridiidae) - Western black widow
- Latrodectus mactans Fabricius (Theridiidae) - Southern black widow
- Latrodectus spp. Walckenaer (Theridiidae) - Widow spiders
- Latrodectus variolus Walckenaer (Theridiidae) - Northern black widow
- Leucauge venusta Walckenaer (Tetragnathidae) - Orchard orbweaver
- Loxosceles apache Gertsch & Ennik (Sicariidae) - Apache recluse
- Loxosceles arizonic Gertsch & Mulaik (Sicariidae) - Arizona recluse
- Loxosceles bland Gertsch & Ennik (Sicariidae) - Big Bend recluse
- Loxosceles deserta Gertsch (Sicariidae) - Desert recluse
- Loxosceles devia Gertsch & Mulaik (Sicariidae) - Texas recluse
- Loxosceles kaiba Gertsch & Ennik (Sicariidae) - Grand Canyon recluse
- Loxosceles laeta Nicolet (Sicariidae) - Chilean recluse
- Loxosceles martha Gertsch & Ennik (Sicariidae) - Martha recluse
- Loxosceles palma Gertsch & Ennik (Sicariidae) - Baja recluse
- Loxosceles reclusa Gertsch & Mulaik (Sicariidae) - Brown recluse
- Loxosceles rufescens Dufour (Sicariidae) - Mediterranean recluse spider
- Loxosceles russelli Gertsch & Ennik (Sicariidae) - Russell recluse
- Loxosceles sabina Gertsch & Ennik (Sicariidae) - Tucson recluse
- Loxosceles spp. Heineken & Lowe (Sicariidae) - Recluse spiders
- Lyssomanes spp. Hentz (Salticidae) - Translucent green jumpers
- Lyssomanes viridis Walckenaer (Salticidae) - Magnolia green jumper
- Maevia inclemens Walckenaer (Salticidae) - Dimorphic jumper
- Mangora gibberosa Hentz (Araneidae) - Lined orbweaver
- Mangora maculata Keyserling (Araneidae) - Greenlegged orbweaver
- Mangora placida Hentz (Araneidae) - Tuftlegged orbweaver
- Marpissa pikei Peckham & Peckham (Salticidae) - Pike slender jumper
- Mastophora spp. Holmberg (Araneidae) - Bolas spiders
- Mecynogea lemniscata Walckenaer (Araneidae) - Basilica orbweaver
- Megaphobema mesomelas O. P.-Cambridge (Theraphosidae) - Costa Rican redleg tarantula
- Megaphobema robustum Ausserer (Theraphosidae) - Colombian giant tarantula
- Megaphobema velvetosoma Schmidt (Theraphosidae) - Ecuadorian brownvelvet tarantula
- Menemerus bivittatus Dufour (Salticidae) - Gray wall jumper
- Meta menardi Latreille (Tetragnathidae) - European cave spider
- Metepeira labyrinthea Hentz (Araneidae) - Labyrinth orbweaver
- Metriopelma zebratum Banks (Theraphosidae) - Costa Rican suntiger tarantula
- Micrathena gracilis Walckenaer (Araneidae) - Spined Micrathena
- Micrathena mitrata Hentz (Araneidae) - White micrathena
- Micrathena sagittata Walckenaer (Araneidae) - Arrowshaped micrathena
- Misumena spp. Latreille (Thomisidae) - Flower crab spider
- Misumena vatia Clerck (Thomisidae) - Goldenrod crab spider
- Misumenoides formosipes Walckenaer (Araneidae) - Whitebanded crab spider
- Misumenops asperatus Hentz (Thomisidae) - Northern crab spider
- Misumenops celer Hentz (Thomisidae) - Celer crab spider
- Neoleptoneta microps Gertsch (Leptonetidae) - Government Canyon bat cave spider
- Neoleptoneta myopica Gertsch (Leptonetidae) - Tooth cave spider
- Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer (Araneidae) - Arabesque orbweaver
- Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling (Araneidae) - Western spotted orbweaver
- Neoscona spp. Simon (Araneidae) - Spotted orbweavers
- Nephila clavipes Linnaeus (Tetragnathidae) - Golden silk orb-weaver
- Neriene radiata Walckenaer (Linyphiidae) - Filmy dome spider
- Olios fasciculatu Simon (Sparassidae) - Golden huntsman spider
- Ornithoctonus andersoni Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Asian mahogany tarantula
- Oxyopes salticu Hentz (Oxyopidae) - Striped lynx spider
- Oxyopes scalaris Hentz (Oxyopidae) - Western lynx spider
- Ozyptila spp. Simon (Thomisidae) - Leaflitter crab spiders
- Pachygnatha spp. Sundevall (Tetragnathidae) - Thickjawed orbweavers
- Pamphobeteus antinous Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Bolivian blueleg tarantula
- Pamphobeteus fortis Ausserer (Theraphosidae) - Colombian brown tarantula
- Pamphobeteus insignis Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Colombian purplebloom tarantula
- Pamphobeteus nigricolor Ausserer (Theraphosidae) - Common bluebloom tarantula
- Pamphobeteus ornatus Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Colombian pinkbloom tarantula
- Pamphobeteus vespertinus Simon (Theraphosidae) - Redbloom tarantula
- Pardosa spp. C. L. Koch (Lycosidae) - Thinlegged wolf spiders
- Peckhamia picata Hentz (Salticidae) - Antmimic jumper
- Pelegrina galathea Walckenaer (Salticidae) - Peppered jumper
- Peucetia viridans Hentz (Oxyopidae) - Green lynx spider
- Phantyna segregata Gertsch & Mulaik (Dictynidae) - Apex mesh weaver
- Phidippus audax Hentz (Salticidae) - Bold jumper
- Phidippus cardinalis Hentz (Salticidae) - Cardinal jumper
- Phidippus johnsoni Peckham & Peckham (Salticidae) - Johnson jumper
- Phidippus regius C. L. Koch (Salticidae) - Regal jumper
- Pholcus phalangioides Fuesslin (Pholcidae) - Longbodied cellar spider
- Phormictopus cancerides Latreille (Theraphosidae) - Haitian brown tarantula
- Pirata spp. Sundevall (Lycosidae) - Pirate wolf spiders
- Pisaurina mira Walckenaer (Pisauridae) - Nursery web spider
- Pityohyphantes costatus Hentz (Linyphiidae) - Hammock spider
- Plexippus paykulli Audouin (Salticidae) - Pantropical jumper
- Poecilotheria fasciata Latreille (Theraphosidae) - Sri Lankan ornamental tarantula
- Poecilotheria formosa Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Salem ornamental tarantula
- Poecilotheria ornata Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Fringed ornamental tarantula
- Poecilotheria regalis Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Indian ornamental tarantula
- Poecilotheria rufilata Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Redslate ornamental tarantula
- Poecilotheria subfusca Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Ivory ornamental tarantula
- Psalmopoeus cambridgei Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Trinidad chevron tarantula
- Psalmopoeus irminia Saager (Theraphosidae) - Suntiger tarantula
- Psalmopoeus reduncus Karsch (Theraphosidae) - Costa Rican orangemouth tarantula
- Pterinochilus murinus (orange) Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Usambara baboon tarantula
- Pterinochilus murinus (tan) Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Mumbasa baboon tarantula
- Salticus scenicus Clerck (Salticidae) - Zebra jumper or Zebra spider
- Selenocosmia javanensis Walckenaer (Theraphosidae) - Javan yellowknee tarantula
- Selenocosmia lanipe Ausserer (Theraphosidae) - New Guinea brown tarantula
- Sicarius spp. Walckenaer (Sicariidae) - Sand recluse spiders
- Singa spp. C. L. Koch (Araneidae) - Striped orbweavers
- Spermophora senoculata Dugès (Pholcidae) - Short-bodied cellar spider
- Steatoda americana Emerton (Theridiidae) - Twospotted cobweb spider
- Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch (Theridiidae) - False black widow
- Stromatopelma calceatum griseipes Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Featherleg tarantula
- Tapinauchenius gigas Caporiacco (Theraphosidae) - Orange chevron tarantula
- Tapinauchenius plumipes C. L. Koch (Theraphosidae) - Trinidad mahogany tarantula
- Tegenaria agrestis Walckenaer (Agelenidae) - Hobo spider
- Tegenaria domestica Clerck (Agelenidae) - Barn funnel weaver or Domestic house spider
- Tegenaria duellica Simon (Agelenidae) - Giant house spider
- Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz (Tetragnathidae) - Silver longjawed orbweaver
- Tetragnatha spp. Latreille (Tetragnathidae) - Longjawed orbweavers
- Theraphosa apophysis Tinter (Theraphosidae) - Goliath pinkfoot tarantula
- Theraphosa blondi Latreille (Theraphosidae) - Goliath birdeater tarantula
- Tibellus spp. Simon (Philodromidae) - Slender crab spiders
- Uloborus glomosus Walckenaer (Uloboridae) - Featherlegged orbweaver
- Xenesthis immanis Ausserer (Theraphosidae) - Columbian lesserblack tarantula
- Xysticus elegan Keyserling (Thomisidae) - Elegant crab spider
- Xysticus spp. C. L. Koch (Thomisidae) - Ground crab spiders
- Xysticus triguttatus Keyserling (Thomisidae) - Threebanded crab spider
- Zygoballus rufipes Peckham & Peckham (Salticidae) - Hammerjawed jumper
