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Furrow Orb Weaver found in Northern Kentucky. Larinioides cornutus, the furrow spider, [1] furrow orb spider, or foliate spider [2] is an orb-weaver spider with Holarctic distribution. Orb weaver bites are not especially dangerous for humans, though symptoms include mild pain, numbness, and swelling. Rarely, nausea and dizziness may occur.
Most orb-weavers tend to be active during the evening hours; they hide for most of the day. Generally, towards evening, the spider consumes the old web, rests for about an hour, then spins a new web in the same general location. Thus, the webs of orb-weavers are generally free of the accumulation of detritus common to other species, such as ...
Araneus gemmoides, commonly known as the jewel spider (a name shared with Austracantha minax) and cat-faced spider (a name shared with Araneus gemma), is a common, outdoor, orb-weaver spider found in Canada and the USA. [1] It is considered harmless and has a low-toxicity venom. [2] A. gemmoides is a useful natural predator for insects. [1] [3] [4]
Araneus gemma, commonly known as the cat-faced spider (a name shared with Araneus gemmoides) or jeweled orbweaver spider, is a common outdoor orb-weaver spider found in the western United States and Canada. Like most Araneus species, A. gemma is harmless to humans.
The shamrock spider creates a web to catch its prey. Small flying insects who fly into the web will get stuck in the sticky net. The web of an orb weaver can be up to two feet (60 cm) in diameter. The bite of a shamrock spider can be painful but it is not dangerous for humans with effects comparable to a bee sting. [3]
Nephila spiders produce large asymmetric orb webs up to 1.5 m (5 ft) in diameter. [citation needed] Nephila species remain in their webs permanently, so have a higher predation risk. The golden silk orb-weaver is named for the yellow color of the spider silk used to construct these webs. Yellow threads of their web shine like gold in sunlight.
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]
Micrathena gracilis is a spider in the family Araneidae (orb-weavers), [1] commonly known as the spined micrathena [2] or castleback orbweaver. [3] This spider spins a moderately large (can be about 20 cm long in diameter) and very tightly coiled web. The spiders themselves are small and can be found to be anywhere from 4.2 mm to 10.8 mm long. [4]