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  2. Neoscona oaxacensis - Wikipedia

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    Neoscona oaxacensis, known as western spotted orbweaver [3] and zig-zag spider, [4] is a species of spider in the family Araneidae. It is distributed in the Americas, from Kansas and California south to Venezuela and Peru , including the Galápagos Islands .

  3. Orb-weaver spider - Wikipedia

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    The stabilimentum may decrease the visibility of the silk to insects, thus making it harder for prey to avoid the web. [9] The orb-web consists of a frame and supporting radii overlaid with a sticky capture spiral, and the silks used by orb-weaver spiders have exceptional mechanical properties to withstand the impact of flying prey. [10]

  4. Neoscona - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. The 7 Types of Spider Webs and the Incredible Spiders That ...

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    Orb Webs. Orb webs look a bit like a dart board. ©Donna Bollenbach/Shutterstock.com. ... One example is the web made by the black lace-weaver which is found in many parts of the U.S.

  6. Neoscona domiciliorum - Wikipedia

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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]

  7. Neoscona crucifera - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Araniella displicata - Wikipedia

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    The web is normally made on a leaf, and the leaf is then manipulated to become an easy trap. They can spin a large web sometimes between branches and stems. These tiny orb weavers can live in forests edges, field edges, or in woodlands. They would usually be in trees and shrubs, and target the larger leaves for a larger web.

  9. Socca pustulosa - Wikipedia

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    Socca pustulosa, known as the knobbled orbweaver, [1] [2] [3] is an orb-weaver spider species in the family Araneidae (Clerck, 1757), and it was first described by a French scientist Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1841 from Tasmania, Australia, but later on when Walckenaer examined the specimen collected from New Zealand and renamed it as a different species- Epeira verrucosa.