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Orbweaver Spiders
Page Last Updated: August 22 2020
Order: Araneae (Spiders)
Family: Araneidae (Orbweavers)
Genus: Araneus
Species: Trifolium
Order: Araneae (Spiders)
Family: Araneidae (Orbweavers)
Genus: Araneus
Species: Trifolium
Order: Araneae (Spiders)
Family: Araneidae (Orbweavers)
Genus: Neoscona (Spotted Orbweavers)
Species: Arabesca
Order: Araneae (Spiders)
Family: Araneidae (Orbweavers)
Genus: Neoscona (Spotted Orbweavers)
Species: Arabesca
Order: Araneae (Spiders)
Genus: Argiope (Garden Orbweavers)
Species: Aurantia
Also known as yellow garden spider - the spider in this
picture would shake the web and the Eastern
Yellowjacket would butt it's head against the spider
picture would shake the web and the Eastern
Yellowjacket would butt it's head against the spider
Family: Araneidae (Orbweavers)
More Black & Yellow Argiope Spiders
Updated September 15 2016
Order: Araneae (Spiders)
Genus: Araneus
Species: Diadematus
Family: Araneidae (Orbweavers)
11 species
Order: Araneae (Spiders)
Genus: Argiope (Garden Orbweavers)
Species: Aurantia
Family: Araneidae (Orbweavers)
More Black & Yellow Argiope Spiders
Updated September 15 2016
More Garden Cross Spiders
Updated September 29 2016
Order: Araneae (Spiders)
Genus: Araniella
Species: Displicata
Orbweaver Spiderlings - approx. 3 mm
Order: Araneae (Spiders)
Family: Araneidae (Orbweavers)
Family: Araneidae (Orbweavers)
Order: Araneae (Spiders)
Family: Araneidae (Orbweavers)
More Spotted Orbweaver Spiders
Updated September 3 2009
More Spotted Orbweaver Spiders
Updated September 3 2009
Order: Araneae (Spiders)
Genus: Mangora
Species: Placida
Family: Araneidae (Orbweavers)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
Kingdom: Animalia
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
More Shamrock Orbweaver Spiders
Updated January 26 2016
More Shamrock Orbweaver Spiders
Updated January 26 2016
Order: Araneae (Spiders)
Genus: Argiope (Garden Orbweavers)
Species: Trifasciata
Family: Araneidae (Orbweavers)
More Banded Argiope Spiders
Updated October 24 2013
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
Also known as Banded Garden Orbweaver - male is
approximately 5 mm
approximately 5 mm
Order: Araneae (Spiders)
Genus: Larinioides (Furrow Spiders)
Species: Sericatus? Patagiatus?
Family: Araneidae (Orbweavers)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order: Araneae (Spiders)
Family: Araneidae (Orbweavers)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order: Araneae (Spiders)
Genus: Araniella
Species: Displicata
Family: Araneidae (Orbweavers)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
More Furrow Spiders
Updated August 28 2013
Genus: Araneus?
Species: Diadematus?
Genus: Araneus?
Species: Diadematus?
Genus: Araneus?
Species: Diadematus?
Gray Cross Orbweaver Spider (male) - approx. 1 cm body - High Park - September 2014
Order: Araneae (Spiders)
Genus: Larinioides (Furrow Spiders)
Species: Sclopetarius (formerly sericatus)
Family: Araneidae (Orbweavers)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
Shamrock Orbweaver Spider (female) - approx. 2 cm body - Leslie Spit - September 2007
Shamrock Orbweaver Spider (male) on Queen Anne's Lace - approx. 2 cm body - Leslie Spit - August 2009
Spotted Orbweaver Spider on Canada Goldenrod - approx. 1.2 cm body - Leslie Spit - August 2009
Spotted Orbweaver Spider - approx. 1.2 cm body - Leslie Spit - August 2009
Black and Yellow Argiope Orbweaver Spider (male) - approx. 1 cm body - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - August 2007
Banded Argiope Orbweaver Spider (female) - approx. 2 cm body - Lower Don Valley (Leaside) - September 2012
Garden Cross Orbweaver Spider - approx. 1.5 cm body - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - August 2007
Furrow Orbweaver Spider - approx. 1 cm body - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - September 2007
Tuftlegged Orbweaver Spider - approx. 1 cm body - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - June 2011
Orbweaver Spiderlings - approx. 3 mm - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - June 2009
Argiope? Orbweaver Spiderlings - approx. 3 mm - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - June 2009
Argiope? Orbweaver Spiderlings - approx. 3 mm - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - June 2009
Six-spotted Orbweaver Spider - approx. 1 cm body - Beaver Creek (Richmond Hill) - May 2009
Six-spotted Orbweaver Spider - approx. 1 cm body - Beaver Creek (Richmond Hill) - June 2008
More Gray Cross Orbweaver Spiders
Updated January 26 2016
Gray Cross Orbweaver Spider (female?) - approx. 1 cm body - Toronto Islands - September 2015
Order: Araneae (Spiders)
Genus: Larinioides (Furrow Spiders)
Species: Sericatus (also Sclopetarius)
Family: Araneidae (Orbweavers)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
More Gray Cross Orbweaver Spiders
Updated January 26 2016
Order: Araneae (Spiders)
Genus: Larinioides (Furrow Spiders)
Species: Patagiatus?
Family: Araneidae (Orbweavers)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
Furrow Orbweaver Spider - approx. 1 cm body - Leslie Spit - September 2008
Black and Yellow Argiope Orbweaver Spider (female) - approx. 2.5 cm body - Marie Curtis Park - September 2016
Order: Araneae (Spiders)
Genus: Mangora
Species: Maculata
Family: Araneidae (Orbweavers)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
Mangora maculata - approx. 7 mm body - High Park - September 2019
Order: Araneae (Spiders)
Genus: Mangora
Species: Gibberosa
Family: Araneidae (Orbweavers)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
Lined Orbweaver - approx. 7 mm body - High Park - August 2020