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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Araneus » Barn Spider (Araneus cavaticus)

Species Araneus cavaticus - Barn Spider

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Remarks
unknown spider outside window, one of five!!! - Araneus cavaticus What kind of Spider? - Araneus cavaticus Barn Spider? - Araneus cavaticus Barn Spider? - Araneus cavaticus Araneus cavaticus - molted - Araneus cavaticus - male Large Orb Weaver - Araneus cavaticus - female Large Orb Weaver (front) - Araneus cavaticus - female Araneus cavaticus? - Araneus cavaticus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynae)
Family Araneidae (Orb Weavers)
Genus Araneus
Species cavaticus (Barn Spider)
Other Common Names
Barn Spider
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
See the World Spider Catalog.
Identification
Araneus cavaticus is often confused with Neoscona crucifera. These can be differentiated by two main features.

1) Araneus cavaticus has 'shoulders' near the front on the dorsal side of the abdomen.

cavaticus                     crucifera

2) Araneus cavaticus has comma shaped ventral marks, Neoscona has more of a broken "L"

cavaticus                     crucifera
Remarks
This is the spider in the book Charlotte's Web by E.B. White. The spider's full name is Charlotte A. Cavatica.
Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 10 August, 2006 - 1:24pm
Additional contributions by Lynette Elliott, cheins, kschnei
Last updated 4 August, 2015 - 9:16am

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