• 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) - Grass spiders
• Aphonopelma anax Chamberlin (Theraphosidae) - Texas tan tarantula
• Aphonopelma bicoloratum Struchen et al. (Theraphosidae) - Mexican bloodleg tarantula
• Aphonopelma burica Valerio (Theraphosidae) - Costa Rican chestnutzebra tarantula
• 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 pinktoetarantula
• 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 tarantul
• 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 taratula
• 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) - Fishing spiders
• Dolomedes triton Walckenaer (Pisauridae) - Sixspotted 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

grammastola aureostriata- 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 spiders
• 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 (spider) spp. Walckenaer (Sicariidae) - Sand recluse spiders
• Singa spp. C. L. Koch (Araneidae) - Striped orbweavers
• Spermophora senoculata Dugès (Pholcidae) - Shortbodied 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 birdeatertarantula
• Tibellus spp. Simon (Philodromidae) - Slender crab spiders
• Uloborus glomosus Walckenaer (Uloboridae) - Featherlegged orbweaver
• Xenesthis immanis Ausserer (Theraphosidae) - Colombian 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

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