Spiders in Georgia
Georgia has 186 spider species on record, each with at least 10 GBIF records in the state, and 6,687 licensed records in all. The most recorded are the Joro spider, the magnolia green jumper and the green lynx spider. Medically significant: the brown widow, the southern black widow, the northern black widow and the brown recluse.
Widow spiders in Georgia
Widow spiders are a small part of the spider record here: three species with 1% of records between them. The most recorded is the brown widow (42), ahead of the southern black widow (40).
Observation records of the brown widow in Georgia run through most of the year, peaking in August; most licensed records come from Chatham County, Clarke County and Bryan County. Observation records of the southern black widow in Georgia run mostly January through September, peaking in September; most licensed records come from Clarke County, Bryan County and Floyd County.
Recluse spiders in Georgia
One species of this group is listed for Georgia: the brown recluse, with 3 records (under 0.1% of the state's spider records).
Jumping spiders in Georgia
Jumping spiders dominate the spider record of Georgia: 55 species and 32% of all records. The most recorded is the magnolia green jumper (383), ahead of the twin-flagged jumping spider (254).
Plus 43: Common Hentz jumping spider, Flea jumping spider, Whitman's jumping spider, Maevia expansa, Pantropical jumper, Habronattus sabulosus, Eris floridana, Grayish jumping spider, Georgia paradise spider, Habronattus coecatus, Eyebrowed jumper, Thick-spined jumping spider, Ribbon jumping spider, Gray wall jumper, Canopy jumping spider, Dimorphic jumper, Four-lined slender jumping spider, Hart's jumping spider, Zygoballus sexpunctatus, Colonus puerperus, Hammerjawed jumper, Marbled purple jumper, Workman's jumper, Asian wall jumper, Common white-cheeked jumping spider, Metacyrba floridana, Regal jumper, Synageles noxiosus, Habronattus carolinensis, Pelegrina tillandsiae, High eye-lashed jumping spider, Pelegrina exigua, Thin-spined jumping spider, Orbus paradise spider, Pike slender jumper, Short-bellied slender jumping spider, Sassacus cyaneus, Apache jumping spider, Cardinal jumper, Phlegra hentzi, Sarinda hentzi, Sassacus papenhoei, Hentzia grenada.
Observation records of the magnolia green jumper in Georgia run mostly February through October, peaking in May; most licensed records come from Cobb County, Clarke County and Bartow County. Observation records of the twin-flagged jumping spider in Georgia run mostly March through October, peaking in April; most licensed records come from Chatham County, Clarke County and Fulton County. Observation records of the Putnam's jumper in Georgia run mostly March through September, peaking in May; most licensed records come from Clarke County, Gwinnett County and Cobb County.
Wolf spiders in Georgia
Wolf spiders are a small part of the spider record here: 16 species with 3% of records between them. The most recorded is the rabid wolf spider (50), ahead of the Georgia wolf spider (38).
Plus four: Allocosa funerea, Hogna antelucana, Rabidosa hentzi, Trochosa sepulchralis.
Observation records of the rabid wolf spider in Georgia run mostly April through October, peaking in July; most licensed records come from Clarke County, Jones County and Dade County. Observation records of the Georgia wolf spider in Georgia run mostly March through November, peaking in June; most licensed records come from Clarke County, Columbia County and Floyd County. Observation records of Tigrosa annexa in Georgia run mostly March through October, peaking in August; most licensed records come from DeKalb County, Cherokee County and Chatham County.
Orb weavers in Georgia
Orb weavers dominate the spider record of Georgia: 37 species and 33% of all records. The most recorded is the Joro spider (565), ahead of the black-and-yellow argiope (308).
Plus 25: Banded garden spider, White micrathena, Tuftlegged orbweaver, Lined orbweaver, Cyclosa turbinata, Basilica orbweaver, Heptagonal orbweaver, Labyrinth orbweaver, Furrow orbweaver, Giant lichen orbweaver, Lattice orbweaver, Humpbacked orbweaver, Sixspotted orbweaver, Cyclosa caroli, Florida garden spider, Araneus alboventris, Red-spotted orbweaver, Greenlegged orbweaver, Larinia directa, Tropical orb weaver, Butterfly orbweaver, Mangora spiculata, Starbellied orbweaver, Cone-shaped orbweaver, Zilloides orb-weaver.
Observation records of the Joro spider in Georgia run mostly July through November, peaking in September; most licensed records come from DeKalb County, Clarke County and Cobb County. Observation records of the black-and-yellow argiope in Georgia run mostly June through October, peaking in September; most licensed records come from DeKalb County, Clarke County and Chatham County. Observation records of the American golden orb weaver in Georgia run mostly May through October, peaking in August; most licensed records come from Chatham County, Bryan County and Glynn County.
Long-jawed orb weavers in Georgia
Long-jawed orb weavers: five species are listed for Georgia, with 223 records (3% of the state's spider records). The most recorded is the orchard orbweaver (152), ahead of Leucauge argyrobapta (55).
Observation records of the orchard orbweaver in Georgia run mostly March through September, peaking in May; most licensed records come from DeKalb County, Clarke County and Cobb County. Observation records of Leucauge argyrobapta in Georgia run mostly March through November, peaking in September; most licensed records come from Bryan County, Chatham County and Richmond County.
Fishing and nursery web spiders in Georgia
Fishing and nursery web spiders: nine species are listed for Georgia, with 376 records (6% of the state's spider records). The most recorded is the white-banded fishing spider (123), ahead of the nursery web spider (91).
Observation records of the white-banded fishing spider in Georgia run through most of the year, peaking in July; most licensed records come from Clarke County, Cobb County and Gwinnett County. Observation records of the nursery web spider in Georgia run mostly April through November, peaking in August; most licensed records come from Clarke County, Greene County and Columbia County. Observation records of the sixspotted fishing spider in Georgia run mostly February through September, peaking in June; most licensed records come from Clarke County, Charlton County and Decatur County.
Crab spiders in Georgia
Crab spiders: eleven species are listed for Georgia, with 213 records (3% of the state's spider records). The most recorded is the American green crab spider (100), ahead of the black-banded crab spider (40).
Observation records of the American green crab spider in Georgia run mostly May through September, peaking in May; most licensed records come from Cobb County, DeKalb County and Bartow County. Observation records of the black-banded crab spider in Georgia run mostly September through May, peaking in April; most licensed records come from DeKalb County, Cobb County and Gwinnett County. Observation records of the whitebanded crab spider in Georgia run mostly July through October, peaking in August; most licensed records come from Clarke County, Laurens County and Rockdale County.
Cobweb spiders in Georgia
Cobweb spiders are a small part of the spider record here: six species with 1% of records between them. The most recorded is the common house spider (18), ahead of the triangulate bud spider (17).
Funnel weavers and grass spiders in Georgia
Funnel weavers and grass spiders are a small part of the spider record here: two species with 0.2% of records between them. The most recorded is Barronopsis texana (13), ahead of the dark-legged grass spider (0).
Lynx spiders in Georgia
Lynx spiders: two species are listed for Georgia, with 337 records (5% of the state's spider records). The most recorded is the green lynx spider (309), ahead of the striped lynx spider (28).
Observation records of the green lynx spider in Georgia run mostly June through October, peaking in September; most licensed records come from Clarke County, DeKalb County and Laurens County.
Sheetweb and dwarf spiders in Georgia
Sheetweb and dwarf spiders are a small part of the spider record here: three species with 0.6% of records between them. The most recorded is the bowl and doily spider (20), ahead of the blacktailed red sheetweaver (14).
Ground and sac spiders in Georgia
Ground and sac spiders are a small part of the spider record here: eleven species with 1% of records between them. The most recorded is the parson spider (31), ahead of Wulfila albens (23).
Observation records of the parson spider in Georgia run mostly November through July, peaking in July; most licensed records come from DeKalb County, Gwinnett County and Towns County.
Other spiders in Georgia
Other spiders: 25 species are listed for Georgia, with 281 records (4% of the state's spider records). The most recorded is the southern house spider (48), ahead of the Pocock's lampshade-web spider (34).
Same family (Leptonetidae): Tayshaneta myopica
Plus 13: Myrmekiaphila foliata, Ariadna bicolor, Box spider, Dysdera crocata, Atlantic purse-web spider, Chilean tiger spider, Ogre-faced spider, Black purse-web spider, Pholcus crypticolens, Ravine trapdoor spider, Spermophora senoculata, Huntsman spider, Red-legged purseweb spider.
Observation records of the southern house spider in Georgia run through most of the year, peaking in August; most licensed records come from Clarke County, Bryan County and Floyd County. Most licensed records of the Pocock's lampshade-web spider in Georgia come from Rabun County, Murray County and White County.
Where in Georgia are spiders recorded most?
Clarke County leads with 1,247 records (19%), followed by DeKalb County and Cobb County; the top five counties hold 46% of the total. 130 of Georgia's 159 counties have at least one licensed spider record.
| # | County | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarke County | 1,247 | 18.6% |
| 2 | DeKalb County | 700 | 10.5% |
| 3 | Cobb County | 444 | 6.6% |
| 4 | Gwinnett County | 421 | 6.3% |
| 5 | Chatham County | 260 | 3.9% |
| 6 | Fulton County | 255 | 3.8% |
| 7 | Cherokee County | 220 | 3.3% |
| 8 | Bartow County | 201 | 3.0% |
| 9 | Bryan County | 178 | 2.7% |
| 10 | Oconee County | 152 | 2.3% |
| 11 | Towns County | 133 | 2.0% |
| 12 | Greene County | 122 | 1.8% |
When do spiders come out in Georgia?
Observation records of spiders in Georgia run mostly March through October, peaking in August with 16% of them. Winter (December to February) holds 5% of the records. The sharpest rise comes from March to April.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 12% | 11% | 13% | 16% | 15% | 10% | 4% | 2% |
Spiders: Georgia compared with its neighbors
Georgia ranks 11th of 50 states by the number of spider species listed; Texas leads with 386 species.
Of the five states bordering Georgia, Florida lists more spider species (Georgia: 186 species; Florida 237, North Carolina 184, Alabama 143, Tennessee 138, South Carolina 121).
What spiders are in Georgia? All 186 species
Ranked by licensed records in Georgia. The table shows the 60 most recorded of 186 listed spiders.
| # | Species | Family | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joro spider Trichonephila clavata | Araneidae | 565 | 8.4% |
| 2 | Magnolia green jumper Lyssomanes viridis | Salticidae | 383 | 5.7% |
| 3 | Green lynx spider Peucetia viridans | Oxyopidae | 309 | 4.6% |
| 4 | Black-and-yellow argiope Argiope aurantia | Araneidae | 308 | 4.6% |
| 5 | Twin-flagged jumping spider Anasaitis canosa | Salticidae | 254 | 3.8% |
| 6 | American golden orb weaver Trichonephila clavipes | Araneidae | 194 | 2.9% |
| 7 | Orchard orbweaver Leucauge venusta | Tetragnathidae | 152 | 2.3% |
| 8 | Putnam's jumper Phidippus putnami | Salticidae | 145 | 2.2% |
| 9 | Spiny-backed orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis | Araneidae | 138 | 2.1% |
| 10 | Paraphidippus aurantius | Salticidae | 137 | 2.0% |
| 11 | Spotted orbweaver Neoscona crucifera | Araneidae | 126 | 1.9% |
| 12 | Sylvan jumping spider Colonus sylvanus | Salticidae | 125 | 1.9% |
| 13 | White-jawed jumping spider Hentzia mitrata | Salticidae | 124 | 1.9% |
| 14 | White-banded fishing spider Dolomedes albineus | Pisauridae | 123 | 1.8% |
| 15 | Familiar jumping spider Platycryptus undatus | Salticidae | 112 | 1.7% |
| 16 | Arrowhead orbweaver Verrucosa arenata | Araneidae | 108 | 1.6% |
| 17 | American green crab spider Misumessus oblongus | Thomisidae | 100 | 1.5% |
| 18 | Red-femured spotted orbweaver Neoscona domiciliorum | Araneidae | 97 | 1.5% |
| 19 | Brilliant jumping spider Phidippus clarus | Salticidae | 92 | 1.4% |
| 20 | Nursery web spider Pisaurina mira | Pisauridae | 91 | 1.4% |
| 21 | Sixspotted fishing spider Dolomedes triton | Pisauridae | 85 | 1.3% |
| 22 | Peppered jumper Pelegrina galathea | Salticidae | 73 | 1.1% |
| 23 | Slender ant mimicking jumping spider Synemosyna formica | Salticidae | 67 | 1.0% |
| 24 | Arrowshaped micrathena Micrathena sagittata | Araneidae | 64 | 1.0% |
| 25 | Spined micrathena Micrathena gracilis | Araneidae | 64 | 1.0% |
| 26 | Marbled orbweaver Araneus marmoreus | Araneidae | 63 | 0.9% |
| 27 | Bronze jumper Eris militaris | Salticidae | 62 | 0.9% |
| 28 | Arabesque orbweaver Neoscona arabesca | Araneidae | 56 | 0.8% |
| 29 | Leucauge argyrobapta | Tetragnathidae | 55 | 0.8% |
| 30 | Rabid wolf spider Rabidosa rabida | Lycosidae | 50 | 0.7% |
| 31 | Southern house spider Kukulcania hibernalis | Filistatidae | 48 | 0.7% |
| 32 | Difoliate orbweaver Acacesia hamata | Araneidae | 43 | 0.6% |
| 33 | Brown widow venomous introduced Latrodectus geometricus | Theridiidae | 42 | 0.6% |
| 34 | Banded garden spider Argiope trifasciata | Araneidae | 41 | 0.6% |
| 35 | Bold jumper Phidippus audax | Salticidae | 41 | 0.6% |
| 36 | Black-banded crab spider Synema parvulum | Thomisidae | 40 | 0.6% |
| 37 | Common Hentz jumping spider Hentzia palmarum | Salticidae | 40 | 0.6% |
| 38 | Dark fishing spider Dolomedes tenebrosus | Pisauridae | 40 | 0.6% |
| 39 | Southern black widow venomous Latrodectus mactans | Theridiidae | 40 | 0.6% |
| 40 | Georgia wolf spider Tigrosa georgicola | Lycosidae | 38 | 0.6% |
| 41 | Flea jumping spider Naphrys pulex | Salticidae | 37 | 0.6% |
| 42 | Whitman's jumping spider Phidippus whitmani | Salticidae | 37 | 0.6% |
| 43 | White micrathena Micrathena mitrata | Araneidae | 35 | 0.5% |
| 44 | Pocock's lampshade-web spider Hypochilus pococki | Hypochilidae | 34 | 0.5% |
| 45 | Tigrosa annexa | Lycosidae | 32 | 0.5% |
| 46 | Maevia expansa | Salticidae | 31 | 0.5% |
| 47 | Parson spider Herpyllus ecclesiasticus | Gnaphosidae | 31 | 0.5% |
| 48 | Tuftlegged orbweaver Mangora placida | Araneidae | 31 | 0.5% |
| 49 | Whitebanded crab spider Misumenoides formosipes | Thomisidae | 31 | 0.5% |
| 50 | Lined orbweaver Mangora gibberosa | Araneidae | 29 | 0.4% |
| 51 | Cyclosa turbinata | Araneidae | 28 | 0.4% |
| 52 | Pantropical jumper Plexippus paykulli | Salticidae | 28 | 0.4% |
| 53 | Striped lynx spider Oxyopes salticus | Oxyopidae | 28 | 0.4% |
| 54 | Basilica orbweaver Mecynogea lemniscata | Araneidae | 27 | 0.4% |
| 55 | Heptagonal orbweaver Gea heptagon | Araneidae | 27 | 0.4% |
| 56 | Labyrinth orbweaver Metepeira labyrinthea | Araneidae | 27 | 0.4% |
| 57 | Furrow orbweaver Larinioides cornutus | Araneidae | 25 | 0.4% |
| 58 | Ozarkia georgia | Leptonetidae | 25 | 0.4% |
| 59 | Banded fishing spider Dolomedes vittatus | Pisauridae | 24 | 0.4% |
| 60 | Habronattus sabulosus | Salticidae | 24 | 0.4% |
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