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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
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
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