Family quicklist
Theridiidae - tangle (cobweb) webs; comb-footed; includes widows and common house spider.
Pholcidae - long thin legs; flimsy tangle webs in corners; cellar spiders.
Agelenidae - funnel webs with retreat tube; grass, hobo, giant house.
Araneidae - classic orb webs; large abdomens; garden orb weavers.
Salticidae - compact, large forward eyes; daytime hunters; jumping spiders.
Lycosidae - robust ground hunters; eye row pattern 4-2-2; wolf spiders.
Thomisidae - crab-like sideways gait; ambush hunters on flowers.
Sicariidae - six eyes in three pairs; recluses.
Sparassidae - large flat-bodied huntsmen (mainly Gulf states and imported).
Clubionidae / Eutichuridae - sac spiders; pale, fast, nocturnal.
References
- [1]Spider Myths - Burke Museum, University of Washington. Accessed June 2026.
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