Spider Families by Common Name

Guess the common names of the 50 largest spider families! Families are listed from largest to smallest within the top 50. Ranking data and family names are from the World Spider Catalog. Answers are what research (AKA much Googling) indicated are the most common common name(s) for each family, while other common names are included as type-ins.

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FAMILY NAME	COMMON NAME
Salticidae	jumping spiders
Linyphiidae	sheetweb spiders/sheet weavers
Araneidae	orb-weaver spiders
Theridiidae	cobweb spiders
Lycosidae	wolf spiders
Gnaphosidae	ground
Thomisidae	crab spiders
Pholcidae	cellar spiders
Oonopidae	goblin spiders
Sparassidae	huntsman spiders
Agelenidae	araneomorph funnel-web spiders
Zodariidae	ant spiders
Theraphosidae	tarantulas
Tetragnathidae	long-jawed orb-weavers
Corinnidae	ground/ant-mimic sac spiders
Clubionidae	sac spiders
Dysderidae	woodlouse hunter spiders
Anyphaenidae	ghost spiders
Ctenidae	wandering spiders
Philodromidae	running crab spiders
Idiopidae	armored trapdoor spiders
Oxyopidae	lynx spiders
Phrurolithidae	guardstone spiders
Leptonetidae	cave spiders
Cheiracanthiidae	yellow sac spiders

FAMILY NAME	COMMON NAME
Liocranidae	spiny-legged sac spiders
Dictynidae	mesh-webbed spiders
Desidae	intertidal spiders
Trachelidae	broad-faced sac spiders
Cybaeidae	soft spiders
Barychelidae	brush-footed trapdoor spiders
Nesticidae	cave cobweb spiders
Uloboridae	hackled orb-weavers
Selenopidae	wall crab spiders/flatties
Scytodidae	spitting spiders
Hahniidae	dwarf sheet spiders
Anamidae	wishbone spiders
Pisauridae	nursery web spiders
Anapidae	ground orb-web spiders
Psilodercidae	long-legged midget weavers
Amaurobiidae	hacklemesh weavers
Nemesiidae	wishbone/tube trapdoor spiders
Prodidomidae	long-spinneret ground spiders
Liphistiidae (inc. Heptathelidae)	segmented trapdoor spiders
Filistatidae	crevice weavers
Lamponidae	white-tailed spiders
Miturgidae	prowling spiders
Orsolobidae	giant goblin spiders
Hersiliidae	tree trunk spiders
Mysmenidae	spurred orb-weavers