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The barn spider (Araneus cavaticus) is a common orb-weaver spider native to North America. They are around three-quarters of an inch (20 mm) in length and are usually yellow and brown in color. They often construct their webs in wooden human structures, hence their common name.
The name "barn spider" is also commonly used for a different spider, Araneus cavaticus. Generally nocturnal, females may become diurnal in the fall. [ 3 ] Females are about 9.5–19 millimeters (0.37–0.75 in) long, while males are somewhat smaller.
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]
The spider species Tegenaria domestica, commonly known as the barn funnel weaver in North America and the domestic house spider in Europe, is a member of the funnel-web family Agelenidae. Distribution and habitat
Araneus is a genus of common orb-weaving spiders. It includes about 650 species, among which are the European garden spider and the barn spider. The genus was erected by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1757.
A barn spider hangs by a silky thread along an Arroyo Seco trail in Pasadena. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times) Move over, dogs. We’re entering the spider days of summer.
Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight limbs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, [2] and spinnerets that extrude silk ...
This category contains articles about spiders that have a North American native distribution, rather than being limited to particular regions or countries in North America. (Hawaii and other Pacific islands belonging politically to the United States are placed in Category:Spiders of Oceania .)