Snakes and spiders in Honolulu County, Hawaii
Honolulu County, home of Honolulu, has 1 snake and 15 spider species on record, from 84 licensed snake and 621 spider records. No venomous snake or spider reaches the county list, but the western black widow and the brown widow are on the Hawaii list: treat any snake or spider like them as venomous until identified.
What spiders are in Honolulu County?
In all, 15 spider species are on the Honolulu County list. The most recorded are Neoscona theisi (79), the banana spider (55) and the Adanson's house jumper (54). Honolulu County holds more than half of all Hawaii records of Neoscona theisi, the Adanson's house jumper, the huntsman spider and Myrmarachne nigella.
| # | Species | Records | Share of Hawaii records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neoscona theisi | 79 | 86% |
| 2 | Banana spider Argiope appensa | 55 | 13% |
| 3 | Adanson's house jumper Hasarius adansoni | 54 | 87% |
| 4 | Huntsman spider Heteropoda venatoria | 36 | 61% |
| 5 | Asian spiny-backed spider Thelacantha brevispina | 32 | 15% |
| 6 | Gray wall jumper Menemerus bivittatus | 23 | 41% |
| 7 | Myrmarachne nigella | 21 | 100% |
| 8 | Lami beach northern jumping spider Cosmophasis lami | 14 | 61% |
| 9 | Humped spider Zosis geniculata | 11 | 79% |
| 10 | Dysdera crocata | 8 | 80% |
| 11 | Hawaiian happy face spider Theridion grallator | 6 | 22% |
| 12 | Tetragnatha tantalus | 5 | 100% |
| 13 | Ascyltus pterygodes | 4 | 50% |
| 14 | Smeringopus pallidus | 2 | 22% |
| 15 | Pantropical jumper Plexippus paykulli | 1 | 25% |
When are spiders out in Honolulu County?
Observation records of spiders in Honolulu County run through most of the year, peaking in February with 14% of them; across Hawaii the peak is March.
What stands out in Honolulu County
Species for which Honolulu County holds a large share of all Hawaii records: Myrmarachne nigella, 100% (21 of 21); the Adanson's house jumper, 87% (54 of 62); Neoscona theisi, 86% (79 of 92); the huntsman spider, 61% (36 of 59); the lami beach northern jumping spider, 61% (14 of 23); the Brahminy blindsnake, 60% (77 of 128); the gray wall jumper, 41% (23 of 56); the Asian spiny-backed spider, 15% (32 of 212).
Common in Hawaii, not on the Honolulu County list
Among the spiders most recorded across Hawaii, these do not reach the county list: Tetragnatha quasimodo (495 statewide), Tetragnatha hawaiensis (307 statewide), Tetragnatha anuenue (143 statewide), Tetragnatha brevignatha (120 statewide), Tetragnatha eurychasma (105 statewide) and Tetragnatha perkinsi (100 statewide). Few records here can mean the species is rare in the county, or that few people have looked.
Honolulu County among Hawaii counties
By licensed snake records Honolulu County ranks 1st of 4 Hawaii counties with any.
Other Hawaii counties with their own page: Maui County, Kauai County and Hawaii County.
The whole state: venomous species in Hawaii, all spiders.
GBIF records read 2026-09-29. Listed: any license. Counted: CC0/CC BY only. How we count.