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Orbweavers or Araneids, are spiders in the family Araneidae. Many species in the group build spiral wheel-shaped webs, a common sight in urban parks and gardens, as well out in the bush and regions with trees. There are many exceptions to the spiral wheel-shaped webs, such as those in the subfamilies Arciinae and Mastophorinae, who use other strategies to catch prey, including ambush or sticky single strands.
The orbweaver pictured here is from the family Araneidae and in is in the genus Hortophora.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Chelicerata
- Class: Arachnida
- Order: Araneae
- Infraorder: Araneomorphae
- Family: Araneidae
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Chelicerata
- Class: Arachnida
- Order: Araneae
- Infraorder: Araneomorphae
- Family: Araneidae
- Genus:
- Hortophora
Footnote & References
- Many thanks to Ben Kurek for suggested genus ID, member of Australian spider identification page, https://www.facebook.com/groups/australianspidereducation/
- Many thanks to Antony Critcher for ID to family Araneidae, Katrina Schwager and Narelle Murphy for ID to genus Hortophora sp, members of Australian spider identification page, https://www.facebook.com/groups/australianspidereducation/
- ARANEIDAE Simon, 1895, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Araneidae
- Hortophora Framenau & Castanheira, 2021, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Hortophora
- Neoscona Simon, 1864, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Neoscona
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