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Adult female marbled orbweavers have a body length of up to 14 mm or more, with a very large oval, sub-spherical abdomen. Adult males are smaller, with a body length of up to 7 mm. Two main color forms are found. A. marmoreus var. marmoreus has an orange abdomen with brown to black marbling. It usually has a distinct folium with dark edging.
Spiders of this genus present perhaps the most obvious case of sexual dimorphism among all of the orb-weaver family, with males being normally 1 ⁄ 3 to 1 ⁄ 4 the size of females. In A. diadematus , for example, last-molt females can reach the body size up to 1 in (2.5 cm), while most males seldom grow over 0.3 in (1 cm), both excluding leg ...
Backobourkia brouni,, or Broun's marbled orb-weaver, also often referred to by its synonym Backobourkia brounii, [1] [2] is a spider native to Australia and New Zealand. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Taxonomy
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The spider species Araneus diadematus is commonly called the European garden spider, cross orbweaver, diadem spider, orangie, cross spider, and crowned orb weaver. It is sometimes called the pumpkin spider , [ 2 ] although this name is also used for a different species, Araneus marmoreus . [ 3 ]
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", [ 1 ] hence the English name of the group.
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.
Araneus trifolium, the shamrock orbweaver, is a species of orb weaver in the family Araneidae. [1] [2] It is found throughout the USA and in Canada. [3] The abdomen of Araneus trifolium can have various colors. Most commonly, it is seen in a beige or brown color.