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araneidae

  1. Western Spotted Orb Weaver (female)

    Western Spotted Orb Weaver (female)

    Western Spotted Orb Weaver (Neoscona oxacensis: Araneidae) Female. Sexes can be separated by size. Overall length: females 10-18 mm (0.39-0.71 in), males 5-13 mm (0.20-0.51 in). Falcon State Park, Falcon Reservoir, Falcon Heights, Starr County, Texas, USA. Tamualipan Scrub within the South...
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    • araneidae falcon heights neoscona oxacensis starr county texas usa western spotted orbweaver
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  2. Silver Argiope (female)

    Silver Argiope (female)

    Silver Argiope (Argiope argentata: Araneidae) Female. Female up to 3.5 cm (1.38 in) while the male 2.0 cm (0.79 in) long or less. McAllen Nature Center, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Disturbed Tamualipan Scrub wishing the South Texas Plains Vegetational Area at ca. 42 m (137 ft) elevation.
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    • araneidae ariope aregentata hidalgo county mcallen mcallen nature center silver argiope texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Invertebrates
  3. Banded Argiope (female)

    Banded Argiope (female)

    Banded Argiope (Argiope trifasciata: Araneidae) Female, sexes differ by size. Male's body length ranges from 4-6 mm (0.16-0.24 in) while female's range from 1.5-2.5 cm (0.6-1 in). Photographed at Baggett County, Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, USA. Edwards Plateau Vegetational Area...
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    • araneidae argiope trifasciata banded argiope coryell county gatesville texas usa.
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  4. Cicada Burrito

    Cicada Burrito

    Black-and-yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia: Araneidae) Ventral view. Females are (1.4-) 1.9-2.8 cm [(0.55-) 0.75-1.10 in] long while the males are 0.5-0.9 cm (0.20-0.35 in) long. Ventral view. This female has herself a nice Cicada burrito for later (Tibicen sp.: Cicadidae). Photographed...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • araneidae argiope aurantia black-and-yellow garden spider falls county rosebud lake texas usa.
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Invertebrates
  5. Giant Lichen Orbweaver

    Giant Lichen Orbweaver

    Giant Lichen Orbweaver (Araneus bicentarius: Araneidae) Females range in size from 1.3-2.8 cm (0.5-1.1 in) while males are ca. 0.7 cm (0.28 in) long. Photographed just north of Bastrop, Bastrop County, Texas, USA. Post Oak Savannah Vegetational Area in post oak/yaupon dominated creek riparian...
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    • araneidae araneus bastrop bicentarius county giant lichen orbweaver texas usa
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Invertebrates
  6. Orb Weaver

    Orb Weaver

    Orb Weaver (Araneus sp.: Araneidae) Likely the Cat-faced Orb Weaver (Araneus illaudatus). Their bodies range from 2.7-3.2 cm (1.06-1.25 in) long. I thank Lynette Schimming for the determination! Photographed in Ramsey Canyon in the Huachuca Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA at ca. 1,646...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • araneidae araneus arizona cochise county orb ramsey canyon usa weaver
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Invertebrates
  7. Silver Argiope (female)

    Silver Argiope (female)

    Silver Argiope (Argiope argentata: Araneidae) These large females can be 3.5 cm (1.4 in) long whereas a large male would be 2.0 cm (0.8 in) long. In Texas they are common in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and can be found along most of the Rio Grande. Photographed near Garciasville, Starr...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • araneidae argentata argiope county garciasville silver starr texas usa
    • Comments: 22
    • Category: Invertebrates
  8. Black and Yellow Garden Spider

    Black and Yellow Garden Spider

    Black and Yellow Garden Spider, also known as Yellow Garden Orb Weaver, Yellow Garden Spider, and Gold Orb-weaver (Argiope aurantia: Araneidae) Females (14-) 19-28 mm long while the male is 5-9 mm long. The male is basically all brown but does retain some of the patterning. As a defense...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • araneidae argiope aurantia black and yellow garden spider huntsville sam houston national forest texas usa walker county
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Invertebrates
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