Texas Spiders: Photos and Identification Guide to Common Species
Texas spiders – an identification guide with photos to common (and not-so-common) spider species found in Texas.
Introduction
Texas is home to a wide variety of spiders, from conspicuous orbweavers in gardens and woodlands to hunting spiders found on walls, grass, and the ground.
On this page is a list of spider species found in Texas, forming a broad overview of the types of species found in the state. We have included representative species that readers are likely to notice or may want help identifying, including jumping spiders, wolf spiders, cobweb spiders, recluses, widows, lynx spiders, and tarantulas.
Because Texas has a large and diverse spider fauna, the species covered here do not form a complete state checklist, but rather an identification-focused selection of notable, widespread, or commonly encountered spiders.
This guide focuses on appearance, habitat, behavior, and natural history …