Snakes and spiders in Maui County, Hawaii
Maui County, home of Wailuku, has 1 snake and 24 spider species on record, from 25 licensed snake and 890 spider records. Venomous species here: the brown widow.
Are there venomous snakes or spiders in Maui County?
Yes. The brown widow: 1 licensed record, 25% of all Hawaii records of it.
What spiders are in Maui County?
In all, 24 spider species are on the Maui County list. The most recorded are the banana spider (129), Tetragnatha eurychasma (105) and Tetragnatha quasimodo (88). Maui County holds more than half of all Hawaii records of Tetragnatha eurychasma, Tetragnatha kamakou, Tetragnatha filiciphilia and Tetragnatha stelarobusta.
Related species: Tetragnatha laboriosa
Related species: Tetragnatha laboriosaRelated species: Tetragnatha laboriosaRelated species: Tetragnatha laboriosa
Related species: Tetragnatha laboriosa| # | Species | Records | Share of Hawaii records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banana spider Argiope appensa | 129 | 31% |
| 2 | Tetragnatha eurychasma | 105 | 100% |
| 3 | Tetragnatha quasimodo | 88 | 18% |
| 4 | Tetragnatha kamakou | 78 | 100% |
| 5 | Tetragnatha filiciphilia | 77 | 100% |
| 6 | Tetragnatha stelarobusta | 57 | 90% |
| 7 | Asian spiny-backed spider Thelacantha brevispina | 47 | 22% |
| 8 | Tetragnatha waikamoi | 33 | 100% |
| 9 | Tetragnatha paludicola | 28 | 100% |
| 10 | Gray wall jumper Menemerus bivittatus | 24 | 43% |
| 11 | Tetragnatha acuta | 24 | 44% |
| 12 | Habronattus tarsalis | 18 | 67% |
| 13 | Tetragnatha macracantha | 17 | 100% |
| 14 | Spiny-backed orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis | 14 | 47% |
| 15 | Tetragnatha restricta | 11 | 48% |
| 16 | Tetragnatha trituberculata | 11 | 100% |
| 17 | Neoscona theisi | 8 | 9% |
| 18 | Huntsman spider Heteropoda venatoria | 7 | 12% |
| 19 | Messua felix | 5 | 83% |
| 20 | Banded garden spider Argiope trifasciata | 2 | 8% |
| 21 | Ascyltus pterygodes | 1 | 12% |
| 22 | Black cobweb spider Steatoda capensis | 1 | 2% |
| 23 | Brown widow venomous introduced Latrodectus geometricus | 1 | 25% |
| 24 | Hogna hawaiiensis | 1 | 100% |
When are spiders out in Maui County?
Observation records of spiders in Maui County run mostly December through July, peaking in June with 26% of them; across Hawaii the peak is March.
What stands out in Maui County
Species for which Maui County holds a large share of all Hawaii records: Tetragnatha eurychasma, 100% (105 of 105); Tetragnatha paludicola, 100% (28 of 28); Tetragnatha filiciphilia, 100% (77 of 77); Tetragnatha waikamoi, 100% (33 of 33); Tetragnatha kamakou, 100% (78 of 78); Tetragnatha stelarobusta, 90% (57 of 63); Habronattus tarsalis, 67% (18 of 27); Tetragnatha restricta, 48% (11 of 23).
Common in Hawaii, not on the Maui County list
Among the spiders most recorded across Hawaii, these do not reach the county list: Tetragnatha hawaiensis (307 statewide), Tetragnatha anuenue (143 statewide), Tetragnatha brevignatha (120 statewide) and Tetragnatha perkinsi (100 statewide). Few records here can mean the species is rare in the county, or that few people have looked.
Maui County among Hawaii counties
By licensed snake records Maui County ranks 2nd of 4 Hawaii counties with any.
Other Hawaii counties with their own page: Honolulu County, Kauai County and Hawaii County.
The whole state: venomous species in Hawaii, all spiders.
GBIF records read 2026-09-29. Listed: any license. Counted: CC0/CC BY only. How we count.