Snakes and spiders in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska
Anchorage Municipality has 0 snake and 17 spider species on record, from 0 licensed snake and 819 spider records. No venomous snake or spider reaches the county list.
What spiders are in Anchorage Municipality?
In all, 17 spider species are on the Anchorage Municipality list. The most recorded are Emblyna annulipes (27), the marbled orbweaver (26) and Pardosa palustris (23). Anchorage Municipality holds more than half of all Alaska records of the barn funnel weaver.
Related species: Emblyna sublata
Same family (Linyphiidae): Frontinella pyramitela
| # | Species | Records | Share of Alaska records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emblyna annulipes | 27 | 21% |
| 2 | Marbled orbweaver Araneus marmoreus | 26 | 35% |
| 3 | Pardosa palustris | 23 | 23% |
| 4 | Barn funnel weaver Tegenaria domestica | 19 | 58% |
| 5 | Boreal combfoot Steatoda borealis | 18 | 31% |
| 6 | Gnathonarium taczanowskii | 17 | 15% |
| 7 | Shamrock orbweaver Araneus trifolium | 17 | 29% |
| 8 | Goldenrod crab spider Misumena vatia | 16 | 16% |
| 9 | Shiny wolf spider Pardosa moesta | 16 | 7% |
| 10 | Pelegrina montana | 15 | 36% |
| 11 | Clubiona kulczynskii | 14 | 25% |
| 12 | Canalidion montanum | 11 | 16% |
| 13 | Helophora reducta | 11 | 20% |
| 14 | Nordmann's orbweaver spider Araneus nordmanni | 11 | 20% |
| 15 | Sixspotted orbweaver Araniella displicata | 11 | 13% |
| 16 | Filmy dome spider Neriene radiata | 8 | 13% |
| 17 | Nearctic white-striped running crab spider Philodromus rufus | 7 | 10% |
When are spiders out in Anchorage Municipality?
Observation records of spiders in Anchorage Municipality run mostly April through October, peaking in August with 24% of them, the same peak as Alaska as a whole.
What stands out in Anchorage Municipality
Species for which Anchorage Municipality holds a large share of all Alaska records: the barn funnel weaver, 58% (19 of 33); Pelegrina montana, 36% (15 of 42); the marbled orbweaver, 35% (26 of 74); the boreal combfoot, 31% (18 of 58); the shamrock orbweaver, 29% (17 of 58); Clubiona kulczynskii, 25% (14 of 57); Pardosa palustris, 23% (23 of 98); Emblyna annulipes, 21% (27 of 131).
Common in Alaska, not on the Anchorage Municipality list
Among the spiders most recorded across Alaska, these do not reach the county list: the common west coast woodland spider (1,213 statewide), Ceratinops inflatus (736 statewide), Sisicottus nesides (528 statewide), Tenuiphantes zelatus (508 statewide), the common six-spotted cobweaver (464 statewide) and Symmigma minimum (398 statewide). Few records here can mean the species is rare in the county, or that few people have looked.
Harmless lookalikes in Anchorage Municipality
Widow spiders are not on the Alaska list, but GBIF holds 1 widow spider record of any license in Alaska (western black widow 1): treat any spider like this as venomous until identified. Harmless species often taken for them here: the boreal combfoot.
Anchorage Municipality among Alaska counties
Other Alaska counties with their own page: Haines Borough, Juneau City and Borough, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, North Slope Borough, Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon Census Area and Southeast Fairbanks Census Area.
The whole state: venomous species in Alaska, all spiders.
GBIF records read 2026-09-29. Listed: any license. Counted: CC0/CC BY only. How we count.