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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
