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Rubens Orbweaver

Hypsosinga rubens

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ohio.January 2, February 3, March 3, April 7, May 16, June 7, July 3, August 3, September 3, October 3, November 2, December 2.
Canada216
United States214
Ohio50
Nunavut41
Alberta32
Ontario30
Texas21
Quebec20
Yukon17
Northwest Territories17

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Practical

  • VenomousProduces venom for defense or huntingFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassArachnids · Arachnida
OrderSpiders · Araneae
FamilyOrbweavers · Araneidae
GenusHypsosinga

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