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Orbweavers
Araneidae
Orb-weaver spiders are members of the spider family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields, and forests. The English word "orb" can mean "circular", hence the English name of the group. Araneids have eight similar eyes, hairy or spiny legs, and no stridulating organs.
60 branches of this family, most-observed first
Typical Orbweavers
subfamilyAraneinae
Argiopinae
subfamilyArgiopinae
Gasteracanthinae
subfamilyGasteracanthinae
Micratheninae
subfamilyMicratheninae
Tropical Tent-web Spiders
subfamilyCyrtophorinae
Agalenatea
genusAgalenatea
Bolas Spiders
subfamilyCyrtarachninae
Socca
genusSocca
Gibbaranea
genusGibbaranea
Zilla
genusZilla
Bijoaraneus
genusBijoaraneus
Scorpion-tailed Spiders
genusArachnura
Cryptic Orbweavers
genusCryptaranea
Colaranea
genusColaranea
Wagneriana
genusWagneriana
Songaraneus
genusSongaraneus
Leviellus
genusLeviellus
Aoaraneus
genusAoaraneus
Guizygiella
genusGuizygiella
Zealaranea
genusZealaranea
Yaginumia
genusYaginumia
Twig Orb-web Spiders
genusCyphalonotus
Leviaraneus
genusLeviaraneus
Hypognatha
genusHypognatha
Oarcinae
subfamilyOarcinae
African Cucumber Spiders
genusPrasonica
Witica
genusWitica
Actinosoma
genusActinosoma
Edricus
genusEdricus
Acusilas
genusAcusilas
Talthybia
genusTalthybia
Aspidolasius
genusAspidolasius
Pozonia
genusPozonia
Rubrepeira
genusRubrepeira
Kilima Grass Orb-web Spiders
genusKilima
Milonia
genusMilonia
Abba
genusAbba
Spilasma
genusSpilasma
Spider-hunting Orb-web Spiders
genusChorizopes
Nicolepeira
genusNicolepeira
Chorizopesoides
genusChorizopesoides
Courtaraneus
genusCourtaraneus
Testudinaria
genusTestudinaria
Encyosaccus
genusEncyosaccus
Micrepeira
genusMicrepeira
Paraverrucosa
genusParaverrucosa
Alenatea
genusAlenatea
Triangle Orb-web Spiders
genusIdeocaira
Hedgehog Spiders
genusPycnacantha
Large Spiky Orb-web Spiders
genusMegaraneus
Wangaraneus
genusWangaraneus
Popperaneus
genusPopperaneus
Mahembea
genusMahembea
Spintharidius
genusSpintharidius
Prasonicella
genusPrasonicella
Glyptogona
genusGlyptogona
Epeiroides
genusEpeiroides
Venomius
genusVenomius
Porcataraneus
genusPorcataraneus
Spiny-legged Field Spiders
genusUrsa
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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