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The best way to distinguish the lined orbweaver from similar-looking species are the two black or dark brown longitudinal lines on the back of its abdomen and the central black or dark brown green longitudinal line on its carapace.
Now that you know more about the physical characteristics and identification of the yellow garden spider and golden orb weaver, you ll be more confident in recognizing them in nature.
In addition to spiny orb weaver or spinybacked orb weaver, the spider is also known under the following common names crab-like orbweaver spider, jewel face spider, spiny-bellied orb weaver, smiley face spider.
Funnel Weaver spiders possess a dark-colored abdomen back section of a spider , usually with stripes and intricate patterns, and a brown, tan, or yellow-brown cephalothorax front section of a spider , which will possess two dark-colored stripes.
Species Geographical Range Nephila Plumipes Australia, Asia, and the Western Pacific Trichonephila Clavipes Southeastern United States, Central America, Argentina, Peru.
Homeowners may not even be aware of the spiders presence unless they walk outside after dark and see the web in a lighted area or walk into the web in the dark.
The marbled orb weaver is part of the Araneidae family, which ranks as the third-largest spider family globally, encompassing 3,108 species across 186 genera.
The main difference between the common Sydney species Nephila plumipes and Nephila edulis which is more common in inland regions is the presence of a knob on the front of the sternum the heart shaped plate on the underside of the body between the legs of Nephila plumipes.
They sit right in the middle of their web all day long, and their huge size, bright colors, and the height of their web- often well above head-height for a human- makes them easily visible.
Trichonephila clavipes This is a specific species of golden orb weavers, also known as the banana spider, found in the southeastern United States, Central America, and South America.
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