Spiders
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Family: Araneidae (Orbweavers)
(Order: Araneae; Suborder: Araenomorphae; Infraorder: Entelegynae; S.F: Araneoidea)
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(Also called as Wheel spiders. These are ecribellate spiders with 8 eyes. The four median eyes are situated close to one another in a trapezoid and the lateral eyes are adjacent to each other. They usually build a vertical orb web)
Subfamily: Araneinae (Typical Orbweavers)
(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" hence the name of the group)
Below are several genus of Araenidae
Here are some Araneidae with proper identifications
Micrathena mitrata
White Micrathena
The web is often constructed in the understory of the woodlands. The male opisthosoma lacks the cat's face points.
TN
The opisthosoma is widest at the posterior end and tapers in a triangular shape which gives it the common name "arrow shaped"
TN
Verrucosa arenata
Triangulate Orbweaver
Unlike most spiders that sit in their webs with their head facing downward, this species sits in the web with its head facing up.
TN
Larinioides sclopetarius
Grey Cross Spiders
These are found especially on bridges and so they are also called as bridge orbweavers.
Stockholm