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Araneidae Clerck, 1757 - Orb Weaver Spiders


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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
​Family: Araneidae


The scientific name for Orb spiders is Araneidae, a family that consists of a little over 3000 species around the world. Thailand is home to some trully amazing examples of this family, such as the vibrant yellow and black Gasteracantha hasselti or Hasselt's Spiny Spider. Orb spiders easily recognized by their orb shaped webs that can be found everywhere from the busiest cities, through to forests such as those found in the Doi Suthep - Doi Pui National Park, Chiang Mai Province.

Subfamily: Araneinae

Genera: Acusilas, Eriovixia, Neoscona, ​Parawixia
Acusilas malaccensis.jpg
Acusilas malaccensis
Eriovixia laglaisei.jpg
Eriovixia laglaisei
Neoscona punctigera.jpg
Neoscona punctigera
Neoscona vigilans.jpg
Neoscona vigilans
Parawixia dehaani.jpg
Parawixia dehaani

Subfamily: Argiopinae

Genera: Argiope, ​Gea
Argiope aemula.jpg
Argiope aemula
Argiope catenulata.jpg
Argiope catenulata
Argiope hinderlichi.jpg
Argiope hinderlichi
Argiope trifasciata.jpg
Argiope trifasciata
Argiope versicolor.jpg
Argiope versicolor
Gea spinipes.jpg
Gea spinipes

Subfamily: Cyrtarachninae

Genera: Cyrtarachne, ​Poltys
Cyrtarachne bufo.jpg
Cyrtarachne bufo
Poltys illepidus.jpg
Poltys illepidus

Subfamily: Gasteracanthinae

Genera: Gasteracantha, Macracantha
Gasteracantha diardi.jpg
Gasteracantha diardi
Gasteracantha doriae.jpg
Gasteracantha doriae
Gasteracantha kuhli.jpg
Gasteracantha kuhli
Macracantha arcuata.jpg
Macracantha arcuata
Macracantha hasselti.jpg
Macracantha hasselti

Subfamily: Cyrtophorinae

Genera: Cyrtophora
Cyrtophora moluccensis.jpg
Cyrtophora moluccensis
Cyrtophora unicolor.jpg
Cyrtophora unicolor

​Subfamily: ​Nephilinae

Genera: ​Herennia, ​Nephila, Nephilengys
Herennia multipuncta.jpg
Herennia multipuncta
Nephila kuhlii.jpg
Nephila kuhlii
Nephila pilipes.jpg
Nephila pilipes
Nephilengys malabarensis.jpg
Nephilengys malabarensis
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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