Araneidae

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Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Araneidae
Hypsosinga rubens (Hentz, 1847)

Hypsosinga rubens (Hentz, 1847)

Hypsosinga rubens (Hentz, 1847)

Hypsosinga rubens is an orb weaver spider from the Araneidae family found in the United States and Canada.

Mangora maculata (Keyserling, 1865)

Mangora maculata (Keyserling, 1865)

Mangora maculata (Keyserling, 1865)

Mangora maculata, the greenlegged orbweaver, is an Araneidae orb weaver species found in the United States.

Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)

Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)

Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)

Mangora gibberosa is a North American orb-weaving spider often misidentified as Cyclosa turbinata.

Mangora acalypha (Walckenaer, 1802)

Mangora acalypha (Walckenaer, 1802)

Mangora acalypha (Walckenaer, 1802)

Mangora acalypha (cricket-bat orbweaver) is an Araneidae spider found across the Palearctic in meadows, forests, and gardens.

Mangora spiculata (Hentz, 1847)

Mangora spiculata (Hentz, 1847)

Mangora spiculata (Hentz, 1847)

Mangora spiculata is an orb weaver species in the family Araneidae found in North America.

Cercidia prominens (Westring, 1851)

Cercidia prominens (Westring, 1851)

Cercidia prominens (Westring, 1851)

Cercidia prominens is a species with measurable size differences between sexes and distinct orange-based color patterning.

Larinia borealis Banks, 1894

Larinia borealis Banks, 1894

Larinia borealis Banks, 1894

Larinia borealis is a North American orb weaver spider species in the Araneidae family.

Larinia directa (Hentz, 1847)

Larinia directa (Hentz, 1847)

Larinia directa (Hentz, 1847)

Larinia directa is an orb weaver spider species in Araneidae, found from the United States to Brazil.

Caerostris sexcuspidata (Fabricius, 1793)

Caerostris sexcuspidata (Fabricius, 1793)

Caerostris sexcuspidata (Fabricius, 1793)

Caerostris sexcuspidata, the common bark spider, is a widespread bark-colored nocturnal African orb-weaving spider that camouflages on tree bark.

Allocyclosa bifurca (McCook, 1887)

Allocyclosa bifurca (McCook, 1887)

Allocyclosa bifurca (McCook, 1887)

Allocyclosa bifurca is the only species in the Allocyclosa genus of orb weaver spiders, defined by a forked abdominal tip.

Metazygia wittfeldae (McCook, 1894)

Metazygia wittfeldae (McCook, 1894)

Metazygia wittfeldae (McCook, 1894)

Metazygia wittfeldae is an orb weaver species in Araneidae found from the United States to Costa Rica.

Metazygia zilloides (Banks, 1898)

Metazygia zilloides (Banks, 1898)

Metazygia zilloides (Banks, 1898)

Metazygia zilloides is an orb weaver spider species found in the United States, Caribbean, and Honduras.

Alpaida truncata (Keyserling, 1865)

Alpaida truncata (Keyserling, 1865)

Alpaida truncata (Keyserling, 1865)

Alpaida truncata is a widely distributed spider species in the genus Alpaida, first described in 1865.

Alpaida variabilis (Keyserling, 1864)

Alpaida variabilis (Keyserling, 1864)

Alpaida variabilis (Keyserling, 1864)

Alpaida variabilis is a small neotropical hairless spider found in wet grassy habitats from Colombia to Argentina.

Parawixia dehaani (Doleschall, 1859)

Parawixia dehaani (Doleschall, 1859)

Parawixia dehaani (Doleschall, 1859)

Parawixia dehaani is a spider species found across South Asia to Australia, identifiable by females' spiky triangular abdomens.

Parawixia bistriata (Rengger, 1836)

Parawixia bistriata (Rengger, 1836)

Parawixia bistriata (Rengger, 1836)

Parawixia bistriata is a primarily black social spider widely distributed across warm, humid South America, used for food shortage stress research.

Backobourkia brouni (Urquhart, 1885)

Backobourkia brouni (Urquhart, 1885)

Backobourkia brouni (Urquhart, 1885)

Backobourkia brouni is a species native to New Zealand and Australia, with males smaller than females.

Novaranea queribunda (Keyserling, 1887)

Novaranea queribunda (Keyserling, 1887)

Novaranea queribunda (Keyserling, 1887)

Novaranea queribunda is a spider species widespread in New Zealand, with distinct body size and color markings.

Novakiella trituberculosa (Roewer, 1942)

Novakiella trituberculosa (Roewer, 1942)

Novakiella trituberculosa (Roewer, 1942)

Novakiella trituberculosa is a species native to New Zealand and Australia, with females measuring 9mm and males 7.2mm long.

Anepsion maritatum (O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1877)

Anepsion maritatum (O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1877)

Anepsion maritatum (O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1877)

Anepsion maritatum is a spider species in the genus Anepsion found from South Asia through China to Sulawesi.

Molinaranea magellanica (Walckenaer, 1847)

Molinaranea magellanica (Walckenaer, 1847)

Molinaranea magellanica (Walckenaer, 1847)

Molinaranea magellanica, the Falklands green spider, is an endemic orb-weaver spider found in southern South America and nearby islands.

Plebs bradleyi (Keyserling, 1887)

Plebs bradleyi (Keyserling, 1887)

Plebs bradleyi (Keyserling, 1887)

Plebs bradleyi is an enamelled orb-weaving spider that preys on small flying insects around one metre above ground.

Plebs eburnus (Keyserling, 1886)

Plebs eburnus (Keyserling, 1886)

Plebs eburnus (Keyserling, 1886)

Plebs eburnus is an Australian spider with distinct abdominal markings and a typical size difference between sexes.

Hortophora transmarina (Keyserling, 1865)

Hortophora transmarina (Keyserling, 1865)

Hortophora transmarina (Keyserling, 1865)

Hortophora transmarina, the Australian garden orb weaver, is a common Australian nocturnal orb-weaving spider harmless to humans.

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