Missouri Spiders Identification Chart

This guide is limited to about 50 species so that the number of images would be easier to scan to make an id.

Missouri spiders identification chart. Some individuals are the size of a pinhead and are easily overlooked. Triangulate orb weaver verrucosa arenata yellow garden argiope aurantia banded garden argiope trifasciata goldenrod crab misumena vatia and members of the wolf lycosidae family. Common house spiders parasteatoda tepidariorum cellar spiders pholcus spp crab spiders xysticus spp and yellow garden spiders argiope aurantia are frequently seen in gardens or residential areas.

Spiders found in missouri include 30 unique species from confirmed sightings by contributing members of spider id. The end result was a preliminary checklist of missouri spiders in the one hundred and seventy species range. Spiders of missouri the spiders included in this guide are ones that i have frequently encountered in our area.

Among the different spider families living in missouri the brown recluse and the northern black widow are the deadliest. It is important to remember that spiders seen in missouri are not bound by the territorial lines decided on by humans therefore their distribution is subject to change. Missouri is home to at least 480 species of spiders.

Most of these are also common throughout the eastern u s. While the common house spiders may look scary with a body shape similar to the infamous black widow its grey coloration white marbling and banded legs make it easy to distinguish. Naturally the spider enthusiasts on bugguide would easily gather the local house spiders and yard and garden spiders.

Species of the wolf lycosidae family.