
We usually associate spiders to venom and toxicity. But there are many spiders that are not poisonous.
In this article, we’re going to go over some of the most common spider species that are not poisonous and do not carry any venom.
Note that there’s a difference between spiders that are not dangerous (that still have venom) and spiders that don’t have venom at all. We’ll focus on only non-venomous spiders in this article.
List of Spiders that are not Venomous
These are the spiders that are not poisonous to humans.
1. Ariston
Scientific Name | Ariston |
Classification | Arachnid |
Size | 0.1 in |
Habitat | Various |
All spiders from the Uloboridae group of spiders don’t have venom. There are 19 different groups of spiders from this genre of spiders, and the Ariston species is one of them. These spiders are orb-weaving spiders that create orb webs that are used to catch their prey without venom.
2. Astavakra sexmucronata
Scientific Name | Astavakra sexmucronata |
Classification | Arachnid |
Size | 0.2 in |
Habitat | Philippines |
The next spider from the Uloboridae group of spiders is the Astavakra spider. While the name might sound familiar to you because of the Hindu sage Ashtavakra, this spider is non-venomous. It will create orb webs that will constrict its prey, so the spider doesn’t have to use its venom at all.
3. Conifaber
Scientific Name | Conifaber |
Classification | Arachnid |
Size | 0.2 in |
Habitat | Forests |
Another species from the Uloboridae family of spiders is the Conifaber group of spiders. In this group, you’ll find four different spiders: Conifaber guarani, Conifaber manicoba, Conifaber parvus, and Conifaber yasi.
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4. Daramulunia
Scientific Name | Daramulunia |
Classification | Arachnid |
Size | 0.5 in |
Habitat | Various |
Next up are the Daramulunia spiders. There are two species altogether in this group of animals. These spiders are also orb-weaving spiders, so they will create orb webs to catch their prey. They don’t have venom.
5. Hyptiotes
Scientific Name | Hyptiotes |
Classification | Arachnid |
Size | 0.2 in |
Habitat | Coniferous or boreal forests |
Among all the Uloboridae spiders, the Hyptiotes group of spiders is among the most populous. The spider will create a triangular web and it will sit at the vertex until it will detect some movement in the web. Then, after the prey is stuck inside the web, it will spin silk around it and then consume it.
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6. Lubinella Morobensis
Scientific Name | Lubinella morobensis |
Classification | Arachnid |
Size | 0.3 in |
Habitat | Forests |
First discovered and described only in 1984, the Lubinella spider is native to New Guinea. There, it will set up its webs in rainforests and other types of forests where it will hunt for smaller insects. Like other Uloboridae spiders, this spider will use its web to hunt and it doesn’t have venom.
7. Miagrammopes
Scientific Name | Miagrammopes |
Classification | Arachnid |
Size | 0.2 in |
Habitat | Forests |
Miagrammopes spiders are very unique. They have a very interesting shape, which is very different from the shape of other spiders. At first sight, it might not even appear as a spider – but it is one!
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8. Octonoba
Scientific Name | Octonoba |
Classification | Arachnid |
Size | 0.5 in |
Habitat | Various |
Another species of non-venomous spider is the Octonoba spider. Altogether, there are 32 species in the genus of the Octonoba spider. They mostly live in Asia where they will populate rainforests and other types of forests, where they will hunt insects using their orb webs.
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9. Orinomana
Scientific Name | Orinomana |
Classification | Arachnid |
Size | 0.1 in |
Habitat | Forests |
First described in 1934, Orinomana spiders are typical for South American forests. There are seven species in this group of spiders. They are not dangerous to humans because they’re quite small and they also don’t have venom, so they heavily rely on their webs for survival, like the majority of other Uloboridae spiders.
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10. Philoponella
Scientific Name | Philoponella |
Classification | Arachnid |
Size | 0.2 in |
Habitat | Houses, sheds, shrubs |
The philoponella spider is a uloborid spider that doesn’t have venom. Like all other Uloborid spiders, it will rely on its web for hunting. These spiders are known for cooperating together with other spiders from their group, especially when it comes to hunting larger animals of prey.
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11. Polenecia Producta
Scientific Name | Polenecia producta |
Classification | Arachnid |
Size | 0.1 in |
Habitat | Mediterranean forests |
Another group of spiders that belong to the Uloboridae spiders is the Polenecia spiders. In this group, there is only one species: the Polenecia Producta. This spider mostly lives in the Mediterranean, as it will expand from the shores of the Mediterranean all the way to Azerbaijan.
12. Purumitra
Scientific Name | Purumitra |
Classification | Arachnid |
Size | 0.2 in |
Habitat | Various |
In the Purumitra group of spiders, you’ll find two different species: Purumitra australiensis and Purumitra grammica. The first one is found in Australia, as the name suggests, while the other one is found in the Philippines.
13. Siratoba
Scientific Name | Siratoba |
Classification | Arachnid |
Size | 0.2 in |
Habitat | Various |
First discovered in the late 1970s, the Siratoba group of spiders belongs to the non-venomous group of animals called Uloborids.
14. Sybota
Scientific Name | Sybota |
Classification | Arachnid |
Size | 0.1 in |
Habitat | Chile, Argentina |
Found mostly in Chile and Argentina, the Sybota spiders don’t have venom. They are small spiders that will wait inside their webs for their prey to get stuck, after which, they will wrap the prey with their silk.
15. Tangaroa
Scientific Name | Tangaroa |
Classification | Arachnid |
Size | 0.2 in |
Habitat | South Pacific |
The Tangaroa spiders live in the forests of the South Pacific.
16. Uaitemuri
Scientific Name | Uaitemuri |
Classification | Arachnid |
Size | 0.1 in |
Habitat | Rainforests |
The Uaitemuri spiders were first discovered and described only in 2017, which makes this group of spiders one of the youngest to ever be discovered.
17. Uloboros
Scientific Name | Uloboros |
Classification | Arachnid |
Size | 0.2 in |
Habitat | Forests, various |
The Uloboros group of spiders is the most populous group of Uloboridae non-venomous spiders. There are 72 species in this group altogether. They are quite robust and hardy, and they have eight eyes. Like all other Uloborids, they will use their orb webs to hunt down their prey.
18. Waitkera Waitakerensis
Scientific Name | Waitkera waitakerensis |
Classification | Arachnid |
Size | 0.2 in |
Habitat | Forests |
The Waitkera spider is found in the forests of northern New Zealand. It prefers to hide in the shaded areas of the forest where it can surprise its prey.
19. Zosis
Scientific Name | Zosis |
Classification | Arachnid |
Size | 0.1 in |
Habitat | Forests |
Last but not least, we also need to mention the Zosis spiders. There are three species in this group of animals.
Conclusion
Almost all spiders are poisonous, with the exception of one big group called Uloboridae. In this article, we’ve described some of the most common spiders from that group.

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