Araneidae — Orb WeaversAcroaspis Orb Weavers Image Index Argiope protensa Australian Golden Orb Weaver Garden Orb Weaving Spider (Eriphora spp) Hortophora sp Ordgarius Speckled Orbweaver (Araneus circulissparsus)
The common name of Orb-weaver Spiders (also spelt Orb Weaver Spiders), belong to the family Araneidae. The third-largest family of spiders, many members of the family Araneidae create the familiar webs that include a spiral of silk. Not all species of orb-weavers do not build webs.
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- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Chelicerata
- Class: Arachnida
- Order: Araneae
- Suborder: Araneomorphae
- Infraorder: Entelegynae
- Superfamily: Araneoidea
- Family: Araneidae
- Subfamily: Nephilinae
- Genus:
- Acroaspis Karsch, 1878
- Anepsion Strand, 1929
- Arachnura Thorell, 1869
- Araneus Clerck, 1757
- Argiope Audouin, 1826
- Artifex Kallal & Hormiga, 2018
- Austracantha Dahl, 1914
- Backobourkia Framenau, Dupérré, Blackledge & Vink, 2010
- Carepalxis L. Koch, 1872
- Celaenia Thorell, 1868
- Colaranea
- Collina Urquhart, 1891
- Cryptaranea
- Cyclosa Menge, 1866
- Cyrtarachne Thorell, 1868
- Cyrtobill Framenau & Scharff, 2009
- Cyrtophora Simon, 1864
- Deliochus Simon, 1894
- Demadiana Strand, 1929
- Dolophones Walckenaer, 1837
- Eriophora Simon, 1864
- Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1833
- Gea C.L. Koch, 1843
- Heurodes Keyserling, 1886
- Larinia Simon, 1874
- Lariniophora Framenau, 2011
- Micropoltys Kulczyński, 1911
- Neoscona Simon, 1864
- Novakiella Court & Forster, 1993
- Novaranea Court & Forster, 1988
- Ordgarius Keyserling, 1886
- Paraplectanoides Keyserling, 1886
- Phonognatha Simon, 1894
- Plebs Joseph & Framenau, 2012
- Poecilopachys Simon, 1895
- Poltys C.L. Koch, 1843
- Prasonica
- Telaprocera Harmer & Framenau, 2008
- Thelacantha Hasselt, 1882
- Verrucosa Petrunkevich, 1928
- Zealaranea
- Zygiella
Source: 42 species listed as of 23 April 2023, Atlas of Living Australia
Footnote & References
- Orb-weaver spider, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orb-weaver_spider
- Araneidae Simon, 1895, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/ARANEIDAE
- Orbweavers (Family Araneidae), iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/47535-Araneidae
Araneidae — Orb WeaversAcroaspis Orb Weavers Image Index Argiope protensa Australian Golden Orb Weaver Garden Orb Weaving Spider (Eriphora spp) Hortophora sp Ordgarius Speckled Orbweaver (Araneus circulissparsus)
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