Spiders in Arkansas

Widow spiders are a small part of the spider record here: two species with 2% of records between them. The most recorded is the southern black widow (22), ahead of the northern black widow (7).

One species of this group is listed for Arkansas: the brown recluse, with 39 records (2% of the state's spider records).

Observation records of the brown recluse in Arkansas run mostly March through October, peaking in June; most licensed records come from Craighead County, Clay County and Washington County.

Jumping spiders: 26 species are listed for Arkansas, with 400 records (24% of the state's spider records). The most recorded is the bold jumper (61), ahead of the familiar jumping spider (48).

Observation records of the bold jumper in Arkansas run mostly March through October, peaking in October; most licensed records come from Clay County, Craighead County and Crittenden County. Observation records of the familiar jumping spider in Arkansas run mostly March through October, peaking in October; most licensed records come from Craighead County, Benton County and Clay County. Observation records of the bronze jumper in Arkansas run mostly April through December, peaking in September; most licensed records come from Craighead County, Clay County and Mississippi County.

Wolf spiders: 16 species are listed for Arkansas, with 157 records (10% of the state's spider records). The most recorded is the wetland giant wolf spider (34), ahead of the rabid wolf spider (30).

Most licensed records of the wetland giant wolf spider in Arkansas come from Clay County, Perry County and Craighead County. Most licensed records of the rabid wolf spider in Arkansas come from Craighead County, Benton County and Greene County.

Orb weavers: 23 species are listed for Arkansas, with 318 records (19% of the state's spider records). The most recorded is the black-and-yellow argiope (71), ahead of the arabesque orbweaver (46).

Observation records of the black-and-yellow argiope in Arkansas run mostly June through October, peaking in July; most licensed records come from Craighead County, Benton County and Clay County. Observation records of the arabesque orbweaver in Arkansas run mostly May through October, peaking in October; most licensed records come from Craighead County, Perry County and Poinsett County. Observation records of the marbled orbweaver in Arkansas run mostly July through October, peaking in October; most licensed records come from Craighead County, Benton County and Polk County.

Long-jawed orb weavers are a small part of the spider record here: three species with 3% of records between them. The most recorded is the orchard orbweaver (35), ahead of the dwarf ground long-jawed spider (7).

Most licensed records of the orchard orbweaver in Arkansas come from Craighead County, Clay County and Johnson County.

Fishing and nursery web spiders: eight species are listed for Arkansas, with 126 records (8% of the state's spider records). The most recorded is the nursery web spider (36), ahead of the dark fishing spider (35).

Observation records of the nursery web spider in Arkansas run mostly April through October, peaking in September; most licensed records come from Craighead County, Clay County and Greene County. Observation records of the dark fishing spider in Arkansas run mostly September through May, peaking in December; most licensed records come from Craighead County, Benton County and Mississippi County.

One species of this group is listed for Arkansas: the Texas brown tarantula, with 13 records (0.8% of the state's spider records).

Crab spiders: eight species are listed for Arkansas, with 60 records (4% of the state's spider records). The most recorded is the whitebanded crab spider (24), ahead of the black-banded crab spider (13).

Cobweb spiders are a small part of the spider record here: two species with 1% of records between them. The most recorded is the triangulate bud spider (11), ahead of the common house spider (9).

One species of this group is listed for Arkansas: Coras lamellosus, with 0 records (0% of the state's spider records).

Lynx spiders: two species are listed for Arkansas, with 64 records (4% of the state's spider records). The most recorded is the green lynx spider (45), ahead of the striped lynx spider (19).

Observation records of the green lynx spider in Arkansas run mostly June through October, peaking in September; most licensed records come from Johnson County, Faulkner County and Craighead County.

Sheetweb and dwarf spiders are a small part of the spider record here: three species with 1% of records between them. The most recorded is the filmy dome spider (10), ahead of the bowl and doily spider (9).

Ground and sac spiders are a small part of the spider record here: six species with 1% of records between them. The most recorded is the parson spider (10), ahead of the two-lined stealthy ground spider (5).

Other spiders: twelve species are listed for Arkansas, with 71 records (4% of the state's spider records). The most recorded is Scytodes atlacoya (17), ahead of the longbodied cellar spider (13).

Craighead County dominates: 26% of the state's licensed spider records come from it alone, and the top five counties hold 57%. 61 of Arkansas's 75 counties have at least one licensed spider record.

Observation records of spiders in Arkansas run mostly April through November, peaking in May with 15% of them. Winter (December to February) holds 6% of the records. The sharpest rise comes from April to May.

Arkansas ranks 31st of 50 states by the number of spider species listed; Texas leads with 386 species.

Of the six states bordering Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Mississippi and Missouri list more spider species (Arkansas: 114 species; Texas 386, Oklahoma 149, Tennessee 138, Mississippi 117, Missouri 117, Louisiana 107).

Ranked by licensed records in Arkansas. The table shows the 60 most recorded of 114 listed spiders.