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This is a list of arachnids observed in the U.S. state of Utah. There are more than 600 species of arachnid in Utah.

Mites

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Clover mite
Tetranychus urticae (4883560779)
Red spider mite
  • Bindweed gall mite (Aceria malherbae)
  • Clover mite (Bryobia praetiosa)
  • Pearleaf blister mite (Eriophyes pyri)
  • Poplar budgall mite (Eriophyes parapopuli)
  • Pseudoscorpion (various)
  • Red spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) - also called "two-spotted spider mite"
  • Red velvet mite (thousands of species)
  • Spruce spider mite (Oligonychus ununguis)
  • Tomato russet mite (Aculops lycopersici)
  • Western predatory mite (Galendromus occidentalis)

Scorpions

Giant hairy scorpion, Twentynine Palms, Ca 2821 RobbHannawacker
Giant hairy scorpion under UV light
  • Arizona bark scorpion (Centruroides exilicauda)
  • Beck desert scorpion (Paruroctonus becki)
  • Black hairy scorpion (Hadrurus spadix)
  • Eastern sand scorpion (Paruroctonus utahensis)
  • Giant desert hairy scorpion (Hadrurus arizonensis)
  • Northern scorpion (Paruroctonus boreus)
  • Sawfinger scorpion (Serradigitus wupatkiensis)
  • Wood scorpion (Anuroctonus phaiodactylus)
  • Yellow ground scorpion (Vaejovis confusus)

Spiders

Latrodectus hesperus (F Theridiidae)
Western black widow spider
Adult Female Phidippus audax Jumping Spider
Bold jumping spider
Eratigena agrestis ♀ (Walckenaer, 1802) 1
Hobo spider
Aphonopelma iodius female ZooKeys 560
Salt Lake County brown tarantula
Wolf Spider (Hogna carolinensis)
Wolf spider with spiderlings
Daddy-long-legs July 2007-2
Cellar spider (daddy long-legs)
  • American grass spider (Agelenopsis spp.)
  • American yellow sac spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum)
  • Ant spider (Micaria pasadena)
  • Ant spider (Micaria rossica)
  • Antmimic spider (Meriola decepta )
  • Banded orb weaving spider (Argiope trifasciata)
  • Bold jumping spider (Phidippus audax)
  • Bull-headed sac spider (Trachelas mexicanus)
  • Camel spider (Ammotrechula spp.)
  • Camel spider (Eremobates spp.)
  • Carolina wolf spider (Hogna carolinensis)
  • Cat-faced spider (Araneus gemmoides)
  • Cellar spiders (Pholcus phalangioides) - also called "daddy long-legs"
  • Crab spider (Bassaniana utahensis)
  • Crab spider (Ebo merkeli)
  • Crab spider (Ebo pepinensis)
  • Crab spider (Mecaphesa spp.)
  • Crab spider (Xysticus discursans)
  • Crab spider (Xysticus emertoni)
  • Crab spider (Xysticus facetus)
  • Crab spider (Xysticus paiutus)
  • Crab spider (Xysticus pellax )
  • Eastern parson spider (Herpyllus ecclesiasticus)
  • False black widow (Steatoda grossa)
  • Flat-bellied ground spider (Callilepis mumai)
  • Flattened crab spider (Philodromus histrio)
  • Flattened crab spider (Philodromus imbecillus)
  • Flattened crab spider (Philodromus satullus)
  • Flattened crab spider (Philodromus spectabilis)
  • Ground spider (Cesonia gertschi)
  • Ground spider (Drassodes spp.)
  • Ground spider (Drassyllus inanus)
  • Ground spider (Drassyllus lepidus)
  • Ground spider (Drassyllus mexicanus)
  • Ground spider (Drassyllus nannellus)
  • Ground spider (Gnaphosa californica)
  • Ground spider (Gnaphosa clara)
  • Ground spider (Gnaphosa dentata)
  • Ground spider (Gnaphosa salsa)
  • Ground spider (Gnaphosa saxosa)
  • Ground spider (Gnaphosa sericata)
  • Ground spider (Gnaphosa synthetica)
  • Ground spider (Herpyllus cockerelli)
  • Ground spider (Herpyllus convallis)
  • Ground spider (Micaria nanella)
  • Ground spider (Sergiolus lowelli)
  • Hobo spider (Tegenaria agrestis)
  • Huntsman spider (Olios fasciculatus)
  • Huntsman spider (Olios giganteus)
  • Jumping spider (Habronattus conjunctus)
  • Jumping spider (Habronattus signatus)
  • Jumping spider (Habronattus tarsalis)
  • Jumping spider (Pelegrina verecunda)
  • Jumping spider (Platycryptus arizonensis)
  • Jumping spider (Salticus peckhamae)
  • Jumping spider (Terralonus unicus)
  • Mormon ant spider (Micaria mormon)
  • Mormon ground spider (Drassyllus mormon)
  • Running crab spider (Titanebo dondalei)
  • Running crab spider (Titanebo magnificus)
  • Sac spider (Castianeira nanella)
  • Sac spider (Drassinella unicolor)
  • Sac spider (Phrurotimpus borealis)
  • Sac spider (Phrurotimpus nr. woodburyi)
  • Salt Lake County brown tarantula (Aphonopelma iodius)
  • Slender crab spider (Tibellus chamberlini)
  • Slender crab spider (Tibellus duttoni)
  • Striped lynx spider (Oxyopes scalaris)
  • Texas running crab spider (Titanebo texanus)
  • Utah crevice weaver (Kukulcania utahana)
  • Utah ground spider (Gnaphosa utahana)
  • Western black widow spider (Latrodectus hesperus)
  • White-banded crab spider (Misumenoides formosipes)
  • Wolf spider (Hogna spp.)
  • Woodlouse spider (Dysdera crocata)

Other

Harvestman (28564423976)
Opiliones, or daddy-long-legs.
  • Opiliones (harvestman, "daddy long-legs")
  • Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni)
  • Soft-bodied tick (Ornithodoros spp.)
  • Spinose ear tick (Otobius megnini)
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