Araneidae

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Araneus granadensis (Keyserling, 1864)

Araneus granadensis (Keyserling, 1864)

Araneus granadensis (Keyserling, 1864)

Araneus granadensis is a spider species with described physical traits and recorded distribution in northwestern South America.

Araneus alboventris (Emerton, 1884)

Araneus alboventris (Emerton, 1884)

Araneus alboventris (Emerton, 1884)

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

Eriophora ravilla (C.L.Koch, 1844)

Eriophora ravilla (C.L.Koch, 1844)

Eriophora ravilla (C.L.Koch, 1844)

Eriophora ravilla (tropical orb weaver) is an Araneidae orb weaver found from the US to Brazil.

Eriophora edax (Blackwall, 1863)

Eriophora edax (Blackwall, 1863)

Eriophora edax (Blackwall, 1863)

Eriophora edax is an orb weaver spider in the Araneidae family found from the United States to Brazil.

Eriophora nephiloides (O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1889)

Eriophora nephiloides (O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1889)

Eriophora nephiloides (O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1889)

Eriophora nephiloides is a spider species with distinct abdominal shape, color patterns, and leg markings as described.

Araniella displicata (Hentz, 1847)

Araniella displicata (Hentz, 1847)

Araniella displicata (Hentz, 1847)

Araniella displicata, the six-spotted orb weaver, is a small spider with varied coloration found in North American woodlands and edges.

Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1757)

Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1757)

Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1757)

Araniella cucurbitina is a sexually dimorphic green spider with a wide distribution across the Palaearctic and introduced populations in parts of North America.

Araniella opisthographa (Kulczyński, 1905)

Araniella opisthographa (Kulczyński, 1905)

Araniella opisthographa (Kulczyński, 1905)

Araniella opisthographa is an orb-weaver spider species found across Europe and parts of Western and Central Asia.

Neoscona crucifera (Lucas, 1838)

Neoscona crucifera (Lucas, 1838)

Neoscona crucifera (Lucas, 1838)

Neoscona crucifera is a common North American orb-weaver spider whose venom is not dangerous to humans.

Neoscona arabesca (Walckenaer, 1841)

Neoscona arabesca (Walckenaer, 1841)

Neoscona arabesca (Walckenaer, 1841)

Neoscona arabesca, the arabesque orbweaver, is a common non-aggressive North American orb-weaver spider with harmless bites.

Neoscona oaxacensis (Keyserling, 1864)

Neoscona oaxacensis (Keyserling, 1864)

Neoscona oaxacensis (Keyserling, 1864)

Neoscona oaxacensis is a relatively large spider with distinctive abdominal black-and-white patterning, varying in size by region.

Neoscona domiciliorum (Hentz, 1847)

Neoscona domiciliorum (Hentz, 1847)

Neoscona domiciliorum (Hentz, 1847)

Neoscona domiciliorum is an endemic United States spider with distinct abdominal markings.

Neoscona pratensis (Hentz, 1847)

Neoscona pratensis (Hentz, 1847)

Neoscona pratensis (Hentz, 1847)

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

Neoscona punctigera (Doleschall, 1857)

Neoscona punctigera (Doleschall, 1857)

Neoscona punctigera (Doleschall, 1857)

Neoscona punctigera is a widespread orb-weaver spider, with females often used for spider fighting in the Philippines.

Neoscona nautica (L.Koch, 1875)

Neoscona nautica (L.Koch, 1875)

Neoscona nautica (L.Koch, 1875)

Neoscona nautica, the brown sailor spider, is an orb weaver species with a wide introduced distribution across multiple continents.

Neoscona subfusca (C.L.Koch, 1837)

Neoscona subfusca (C.L.Koch, 1837)

Neoscona subfusca (C.L.Koch, 1837)

Neoscona subfusca is a medium-sized orb-weaving spider widely distributed across Africa, Southern Europe, and the Near East.

Neoscona adianta (Walckenaer, 1802)

Neoscona adianta (Walckenaer, 1802)

Neoscona adianta (Walckenaer, 1802)

Neoscona adianta is an araneid spider with characteristic abdominal markings found from North Africa to Central Asia.

Neoscona theisi (Walckenaer, 1841)

Neoscona theisi (Walckenaer, 1841)

Neoscona theisi (Walckenaer, 1841)

Neoscona theisi is a small orb-weaving spider with distinct body patterning and a characteristic carapace groove.

Neoscona scylla (Karsch, 1879)

Neoscona scylla (Karsch, 1879)

Neoscona scylla (Karsch, 1879)

Neoscona scylla is a size-dimorphic orb-weaver spider widespread across temperate East Asia.

Neoscona menghaiensis Yin, Wang, Xie & Peng, 1990

Neoscona menghaiensis Yin, Wang, Xie & Peng, 1990

Neoscona menghaiensis Yin, Wang, Xie & Peng, 1990

Neoscona menghaiensis is a medium-sized sexually dimorphic orb weaver found in mountain forests of Yunnan, China.

Neoscona triangula (Keyserling, 1864)

Neoscona triangula (Keyserling, 1864)

Neoscona triangula (Keyserling, 1864)

Neoscona triangula is a large, widely distributed African orb-weaving spider commonly found in gardens and many habitats.

Neoscona rufipalpis (Lucas, 1858)

Neoscona rufipalpis (Lucas, 1858)

Neoscona rufipalpis (Lucas, 1858)

Neoscona rufipalpis is a large Afrotropical orb-weaving spider commonly found in broad-leaved trees and orchards.

Neoscona moreli (Vinson, 1863)

Neoscona moreli (Vinson, 1863)

Neoscona moreli (Vinson, 1863)

Neoscona moreli is a common Araneidae orb-web spider with a wide global distribution, found across many biomes and agricultural areas.

Neoscona vigilans (Blackwall, 1865)

Neoscona vigilans (Blackwall, 1865)

Neoscona vigilans (Blackwall, 1865)

Neoscona vigilans is a widespread orb-weaver spider with identifiable morphological traits and distinct daily web-building behavior.

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