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Neoscona domiciliorum, commonly known as the spotted orbweaver [2] or redfemured spotted orbweaver, is a spider in the family Araneidae. The specific epithet domiciliorum means "of dwellings" in Latin and refers to the fact that this species is often found living on buildings. [2] Their bites are not known to cause serious harm in humans. [3]
Neoscona crucifera is an orb-weaver spider in the family Araneidae.It is found in the United States from Maine to Florida in the east, to Minnesota in the Midwest, to Arizona in the southwest, southern California coastal communities and in Mexico.
Neoscona, known as spotted orb-weavers and barn spiders, [7] is a genus of orb-weaver spiders (Araneidae) first described by Eugène Simon in 1895 to separate these from other araneids in the now obsolete genus Epeira. The name Neoscona was derived from the Greek νέω, meaning "spin", and σχοῖνος, meaning "reed". [8]
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Gasteracantha cancriformis [2] (spinybacked orbweaver) is a species of orb-weaver spider (family Araneidae). It is widely distributed in the New World. [1]The genus name Gasteracantha derives from the Greek words γαστήρ (gaster, "belly") and ἄκανθα (acantha, "thorn"), while the specific epithet cancriformis derives from the Latin words cancer ("crab") and forma ("shape, form ...
Gasteracantha is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first named by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. [2] Species of the genus are known as spiny-backed orb-weavers , spiny orb-weavers , or spiny spiders . The females of most species are brightly colored with six prominent spines on their broad, hardened, shell-like abdomens.
Sixspotted Orbweaver (Araniella displicata) color variant, female. They come in a variety of colors: Brown, White, Tan, Orange, Red, or Yellow. These specie get the "Six-spotted" name from the six dots on the bottom of their abdomen. These dots are usually black with a lighter ring around it. The female are typically larger than the males.
Araneus marmoreus, commonly called the marbled orbweaver, is a species of spider belonging to the family Araneidae. It is sometimes also called the pumpkin spider from the resemblance of the female's inflated abdomen to an orange pumpkin. [ 2 ]