Currently researchers have identified 86 species of spiders belonging to 17 different families. This list includes five species that are likely new records for the state of Ohio!
| Family | Species | Common Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agelenidae (funnel weavers) | |||
| Agelenidae | Agelenopsis sp. | grass spiders | |
| Amaurobiidae | |||
| Amaurobiidae | Wadotes sp. | forest floor | |
| Anyphaenidae (ghost spiders) | |||
| Anyphaenidae | Anyphaena pectorosa | forest - leaf litter | |
| Araneidae (orbweavers) | |||
| Araneidae | Argiope aurantia | yellow garden spider | old field |
| Araneidae | Argiope trifasciata | banded garden spiders | old field |
| Araneidae | Cyclosa conica | trashline orbweaver | forest |
| Araneidae | Gea heptagon | old field | |
| Araneidae | Hypsosinga sp. | forest - herbaceous layer | |
| Araneidae | Larinioides cornutus | furrow orbweaver | around buildings |
| Araneidae | Mangora maculata | greenlegged orbweaver | |
| Araneidae | Micrathena gracilis | spiny micrathena | forest |
| Araneidae | Verrucosa arenata | forest | |
| Corinnidae (antmimic spiders) | |||
| Corinnidae | Castianeira cingulata | twobanded antmimic | forest - leaf litter |
| Corinnidae | Castianeira gertschi | Gertsch antmimic | |
| Corinnidae | Castianeira trilineata | ||
| Corinnidae | Castianeira variata | ||
| Corinnidae | Meriola decepta | ||
| Corinnidae | Phrurotimpus borealis | peatland | |
| Corinnidae | Phrurotimpus sp. | forest - leaf litter | |
| Corinnidae | Scotinella britcheri | ||
| Corinnidae | Scotinella fratrella | ||
| Corinnidae | Scotinella madisonia | ||
| Clubionidae (sac spiders) | |||
| Clubionidae | Clubiona kastoni | Kaston sac spider | |
| Gnaphosidae (stealthy ground spider) | |||
| Gnaphosidae | Drassyllus creolus | ||
| Gnaphosidae | Drassyllus depressus | ||
| Gnaphosidae | Gnaphosa parvula | ||
| Gnaphosidae | Gnaphosa sericata | ||
| Hahniidae | |||
| Hahniidae | Neiantustea magna | forest - leaf litter | |
| Linyphiidae (dwarf & sheetweb weavers) | |||
| Linyphiidae | Agyneta micaria | ||
| Linyphiidae | Agyneta unimaculata | ||
| Linyphiidae | Bathyphantes alboventris | forest - leaf litter | |
| Linyphiidae | Bathyphantes concolor | ||
| Linyphiidae | Bathyphantes pallidus | ||
| Linyphiidae | Centromerus cornupalpaus | ||
| Linyphiidae | Eperigone entomologica | **new record for Ohio | |
| Linyphiidae | Eperigone maculata | forest - leaf litter | |
| Linyphiidae | Eperigone trilobata | ||
| Linyphiidae | Eridantes erigonoides | ||
| Linyphiidae | Erigone autumnalis | ||
| Linyphiidae | Frontinella sp. | bowl and doily weaver | old field |
| Linyphiidae | Grammonota inornata | ||
| Linyphiidae | Halorates plumosus | peatland, old field | |
| Linyphiidae | Islandiana flaveola | ||
| Linyphiidae | Maso sundevalli | **new record for Ohio | |
| Linyphiidae | Neriene clathrata | forest at base of trees | |
| Linyphiidae | Pelecopsis moesta? | peatland | |
| Linyphiidae | Pityohyphantes costatus? | hammock spider | forest - on tree branches |
| Linyphiidae | Scyletria jona | **new record for Ohio | |
| Linyphiidae | Tenuiphantes zebra | forest at base of trees | |
| Linyphiidae | Walckenaria directa | ||
| Linyphiidae | Walckenaria palustris | **new record for Ohio | |
| Linyphiidae | Walckenaria spiralis | ||
| Lycosidae (wolf spiders) | |||
| Lycosidae | Allocosa funerea | ||
| Lycosidae | Hogna helluo | ||
| Lycosidae | Pardosa milvina | thinlegged wolf spiders | |
| Lycosidae | Pardosa modica | thinlegged wolf spiders | |
| Lycosidae | Pardosa moesta | thinlegged wolf spiders | |
| Lycosidae | Pardosa saxatilis | thinlegged wolf spiders | |
| Lycosidae | Pirata insularis | pirate wolf spiders | peatland, old field |
| Lycosidae | Pirata montanus | pirate wolf spiders | forest leaf litter |
| Lycosidae | Pirata minutus | pirate wolf spiders | |
| Lycosidae | Pirata sedentarius | pirate wolf spiders | |
| Lycosidae | Rabidosa punctulata | ||
| Lycosidae | Rabidosa rabida | ||
| Lycosidae | Schizocosa avida | ||
| Lycosidae | Schizocosa bilineata | ||
| Lycosidae | Schizocosa crassipalpata | ||
| Lycosidae | Schizocosa ocreata | forest leaf litter | |
| Lycosidae | Trochosa ruricula | **new record for Ohio | |
| Lycosidae | Trochosa terricola | ||
| Oxyopidae (lynx spiders) | |||
| Oxyopidae | Oxyopes salticus? | striped lynx spider | |
| Pisauridae (nursery web spiders) | |||
| Pisauridae | Dolomedes sp. | fishing spiders | |
| Salticidae (jumping spiders) | |||
| Salticidae | Maevia inclemens | dimorphic jumper | |
| Salticidae | Pelegrina sp. | peatland | |
| Salticidae | Phiddipus clarus | ||
| Salticidae | Salticus scenicus | zebra jumper | |
| Tetragnathidae (longjawed orbweavers) | |||
| Tetragnathidae | Glenognatha foxi | ||
| Tetragnathidae | Leucauge mariana? | orchard orbweaver | |
| Tetragnathidae | Leucauge venusta | orchard orbweaver | |
| Tetragnathidae | Pachygnatha autumnalis | ||
| Theridiidae (cobweb weavers) | |||
| Theridiidae | Achaearanea tepidariorum | common house spider | |
| Theridiidae | Theridion frondeum | peatland | |
| Theridiidae | Theridion spp. | ||
| Thomisidae (crab spiders) | |||
| Thomisidae | Misumenops sp. | ||
| Thomisidae | Xysticus sp. | ||
| Uloboridae (hackled orbweavers) | |||
| Uloboridae | Hyptiotes sp. | triangle weaver |
Spider identifications are courtesy of Todd A. Blackledge (U Akron), Anne Danielson-Francoise (Rice U), Charles Dondale (Argiculture & Agri-Food Canada), Mike Draney (U Wisconsin – Green Bay), and Brian Patrick (Kent State U)
Harvestmen (Opilionida)
| Family | Species | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Phalangidae | ||
| Phalangidae | Phalangium opilio | on buildings |
| Phalangidae | Odiellus pictus | forest |
| Sclerosomatidae | ||
| Sclerosomatidae | Hadrobunus maculosus | peatland - ground |
| Sclerosomatidae | Leiobunum aldrichi | forest |
| Sclerosomatidae | Leiobunum calcar | forest edge - herbaceous & shrubby vegetation |
| Sclerosomatidae | Leiobunum nigripes | forest floor |
| Sclerosomatidae | Leiobunum nigropalpi | forest floor |
| Sclerosomatidae | Leiobunum politum | forest - herbaceous & shrubby vegetation |
| Sclerosomatidae | Leiobunum serratipalpe | forest edge - herbaceous & shrubby vegetation |
Opilionid identifications are courtesy of Mike Draney (U Wisconsin – Green Bay) and Jeff Shultz (University of Maryland)