Species Araneus saevus

Classification · Identification · Range · Habitat

Giant Lichen Orbweaver? - Araneus saevus - female

Very Large long Legged Spider - Araneus saevus - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynes)

Family Araneidae (Orb Weavers)

Genus Araneus

Species saevus (Araneus saevus)

Identification

“It is apparently quite consistent in color and pattern, being dark gray with a large, broad white slash down the front of the abdomen." - Terry Thormin

Range

“Widely distributed right across northern United States and Canada, from coast to coast.”

- Terry Thormin

Habitat

Forests, usually found on trees

Contributed by Chris Wirth on 4 October, 2005 - 3:59pm
Additional contributions by Jeff Hollenbeck, Chuck Entz
Last updated 27 October, 2007 - 10:23am

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