Araneus bicentenarius (McCook, 1888) is a animal in the Araneidae family, order Araneae, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Araneus bicentenarius (McCook, 1888)

Araneus bicentenarius (McCook, 1888)

Araneus bicentenarius, the giant lichen orbweaver, is an orb weaver species found in eastern US and southeastern Canada.

Family
Genus
Araneus
Order
Araneae
Class
Arachnida

About Araneus bicentenarius (McCook, 1888)

Araneus bicentenarius, commonly known as the giant lichen orbweaver, is a species of orb weaver belonging to the spider family Araneidae. It is distributed across the United States and Canada, specifically occurring in the eastern portion of the United States and southeastern Canada.

Photo: (c) Joe Girgente, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Joe Girgente · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Araneidae Araneus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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