Araneidae

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Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1757

Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1757

Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1757

Araneus angulatus is a Palearctic orb-weaving spider similar to the common European garden spider, with distinct abdominal tubercles.

Araneus quadratus Clerck, 1757

Araneus quadratus Clerck, 1757

Araneus quadratus Clerck, 1757

Araneus quadratus, the four-spot orb-weaver, is a common orb-weaver spider found across Eurasia, marked by four distinct abdominal white spots.

Araneus nordmanni (Thorell, 1870)

Araneus nordmanni (Thorell, 1870)

Araneus nordmanni (Thorell, 1870)

Araneus nordmanni is an orb weaver spider species in the Araneidae family, found across parts of North America, Europe, and Asia.

Araneus saevus (L.Koch, 1872)

Araneus saevus (L.Koch, 1872)

Araneus saevus (L.Koch, 1872)

Araneus saevus is an orb weaver spider species from the Araneidae family found across North America, Europe, and the Russian Far East.

Araneus apricus (Karsch, 1884)

Araneus apricus (Karsch, 1884)

Araneus apricus (Karsch, 1884)

Araneus apricus, the green pea spider, is an araneid spider widely distributed across Africa with no documented serious bite effects.

Araneus cavaticus (Keyserling, 1881)

Araneus cavaticus (Keyserling, 1881)

Araneus cavaticus (Keyserling, 1881)

Araneus cavaticus, the barn spider, is a native North American orb-weaver with distinct coloration and nocturnal web-building behavior.

Araneus pegnia (Walckenaer, 1841)

Araneus pegnia (Walckenaer, 1841)

Araneus pegnia (Walckenaer, 1841)

Araneus pegnia is an orb weaver spider species in the Araneidae family, found from the US to Ecuador and Jamaica.

Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884)

Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884)

Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884)

Araneus pratensis is an orb weaver spider species in the Araneidae family found in the United States and Canada.

Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)

Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)

Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)

Araneus thaddeus, the lattice orbweaver, is an orb weaver spider species in the Araneidae family found in North America.

Araneus miniatus (Walckenaer, 1841)

Araneus miniatus (Walckenaer, 1841)

Araneus miniatus (Walckenaer, 1841)

Araneus miniatus is an orb weaver spider species from the Araneidae family found in the United States.

Araneus cingulatus (Walckenaer, 1841)

Araneus cingulatus (Walckenaer, 1841)

Araneus cingulatus (Walckenaer, 1841)

Araneus cingulatus is an orb weaver spider in the Araneidae family found in the United States and British Columbia, Canada.

Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935

Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935

Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935

Araneus gemmoides, the cat-faced or jewel spider, is a harmless orb-weaver found in Canada and the USA that preys on insects.

Araneus guttulatus (Walckenaer, 1841)

Araneus guttulatus (Walckenaer, 1841)

Araneus guttulatus (Walckenaer, 1841)

Araneus guttulatus is an orb weaver spider species from eastern North America with characteristic green and reddish-brown coloration.

Araneus iviei (Archer, 1951)

Araneus iviei (Archer, 1951)

Araneus iviei (Archer, 1951)

Araneus iviei is an orb weaver spider species in the Araneidae family, found in the United States and Canada.

Araneus juniperi (Emerton, 1884)

Araneus juniperi (Emerton, 1884)

Araneus juniperi (Emerton, 1884)

Araneus juniperi is an orb weaver spider species found in the United States and Canada.

Araneus detrimentosus (O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1889)

Araneus detrimentosus (O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1889)

Araneus detrimentosus (O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1889)

Araneus detrimentosus is an orb weaver spider species in the Araneidae family, found from the United States to Colombia.

Araneus andrewsi (Archer, 1951)

Araneus andrewsi (Archer, 1951)

Araneus andrewsi (Archer, 1951)

Araneus andrewsi is an orb weaver spider species in the Araneidae family found in the United States.

Araneus ventricosus (L.Koch, 1878)

Araneus ventricosus (L.Koch, 1878)

Araneus ventricosus (L.Koch, 1878)

Araneus ventricosus is a medium-sized East Asian orb-weaver spider with unique venom that has no effect on vertebrates.

Araneus albotriangulus (Keyserling, 1887)

Araneus albotriangulus (Keyserling, 1887)

Araneus albotriangulus (Keyserling, 1887)

Araneus albotriangulus, the white-winged orbweaver, is an orbweaver identified by abdominal wing markings, found in eastern Australia.

Araneus pallidus (Olivier, 1789)

Araneus pallidus (Olivier, 1789)

Araneus pallidus (Olivier, 1789)

Araneus pallidus (Olivier, 1789) is an orb-weaving spider found in Southwest Europe and Northwest Africa.

Araneus alsine (Walckenaer, 1802)

Araneus alsine (Walckenaer, 1802)

Araneus alsine (Walckenaer, 1802)

Araneus alsine is a sexually dimorphic spider with a Palearctic distribution that prefers moist habitats.

Araneus grossus (C.L.Koch, 1844)

Araneus grossus (C.L.Koch, 1844)

Araneus grossus (C.L.Koch, 1844)

Araneus grossus is a large holarctic European and Central Asian orb-weaver spider that lives in warm sunny bushy habitats.

Araneus circulissparsus (Keyserling, 1887)

Araneus circulissparsus (Keyserling, 1887)

Araneus circulissparsus (Keyserling, 1887)

The speckled orbweaver Araneus circulissparsus is an orb weaver native to New South Wales, Australia.

Araneus talipedatus (Keyserling, 1887)

Araneus talipedatus (Keyserling, 1887)

Araneus talipedatus (Keyserling, 1887)

Araneus talipedatus, the slender green orb-weaver, is an Australian daytime-active orb-weaver spider in the family Araneidae.

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