Anyphaenidae
(Ghost Spiders)

The spider family Anyphaenidae, commonly known as Ghost Spiders, have been sighted 116 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Anyphaenidae includes 2 countries and 23 states in the United States. Anyphaenidae is most often sighted indoors, and during the month of May.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Anyphaenidae

Common Name (AAS)

Ghost Spiders

Other Common Names

Anyphaenid Sac Spiders

Author

Philipp Bertkau

Sightings Overview

There have been 116 confirmed sightings of Anyphaenidae (Ghost Spiders), with the most recent sighting submitted on October 30, 2024 by Spider ID member tangledweb. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 116 sightings because of certain Anyphaenidae sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 9% of the time, Anyphaenidae spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 116)
Sex: 4 female and 38 male.
Environment: Anyphaenidae has been sighted 48 times outdoors, and 71 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (37). Low foliage (2). High foliage (5). Ground layer (2). Forest (2).

Location and Range

Anyphaenidae (Ghost Spiders) has been sighted in the following countries: Canada, United States.

Anyphaenidae has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia.