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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Trachelidae » Trachelas » Trachelas tranquillus

Species Trachelas tranquillus

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Habitat · Life Cycle · Remarks · Internet References

Trachelas tranquillus? - Trachelas tranquillus - female

Broad-Faced Sac Spider - Trachelas tranquillus

The calm tranquil Spider aka-(Sac Spider) Trachelas tranquillus - Trachelas tranquillus

Spider, may be Trachelas tranquillus - Trachelas tranquillus

Bathroom spider - Trachelas tranquillus - female

Trachelas? - Trachelas tranquillus - male

Sac Spider (Trachelas tranquillus)? - Trachelas tranquillus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynae)

Family Trachelidae

Genus Trachelas

Species tranquillus (Trachelas tranquillus)

Other Common Names

Broad-Faced Sac Spider

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

See World Spider Catalog.

Explanation of Names

Latin: "quiet, calm, tranquil"

Identification

Female:

epigyne

Male:

Palp

Range

This spider ranges from New England south to Georgia and Alabama and west to Kansas and Minnesota.

Habitat

This species prefers warm and dry habitats. It can be found inside rolled leaves, on fences, under stones and boards, and will frequently enter houses by accident in the autumn

Life Cycle

Females will deposit a white egg sac containing about 30 to 50 eggs in September or October.

Remarks

Will not bite unless handled or provoked.

There are records of secondary infection associated with the bite, which may result from the spider's propensity for feeding on dead arthropods. Typically, the bite results in redness and some swelling, similar to a bee or wasp sting.

Internet References

GBIF

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 31 July, 2005 - 1:55am
Additional contributions by Chris Wirth, Christopher Hunt, Chuck Entz, jsloan, Mandy Howe, Nathaniel Green
Last updated 26 October, 2020 - 10:12am

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