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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.
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. Araneids have eight similar eyes, hairy or spiny legs, and no stridulating organs.
The spider web of T. versicolor, like any other orb weaver spider, is used to catch prey. It can be seen as an extension of the spider's senses. It can be seen as an extension of the spider's senses. The orb web is efficiently made with a minimum amount of silk (0.1–0.5 mg of silk) in a short amount of time (30–60 minutes).
Kaira, sometimes called frilled orbweavers, [3] is a mostly neotropical genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1889. [4] It includes sixteen described species that occur from South America up to the southern and eastern USA. [1] It is presumably related to Aculepeira, Amazonepeira and Metepeira. [5]
Leucauge argyrobapta, or Mabel's orchard orb weaver, is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae. It is found in Southern part of the USA , Mexico and Brazil , further testing must be done to see if it is found in more of Central and South America .
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 ]
An Orb-weaver spider (Araneus diadematus) was pictured on its web on Sept. 6, 2013, in Rennes, western France. How does the spider use the firefly's light?
Walnut orb-weaving spiders are capable of concealing themselves in very confined spaces. This tends to act as a defensive advantage and increases the number of locations an orb-web can be effectively constructed. In the evening the spider constructs an orb-web that can be up to 70 cm in diameter.