Arachnids › Long-jawed Orbweavers
Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge venusta
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Mabel Orchard OrbweaverLeucauge argyrobapta
Leucauge argyra
Basilica OrbweaverMecynogea lemniscata
Leucauge mariana
Filmy Dome SpiderNeriene radiata
Green-legged OrbweaverMangora maculata
Horizontal Orbweb SpiderLeucauge dromedaria
Yellow Garden SpiderArgiope aurantia
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 45,204 |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 4,776 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,967 |
| Ohio | 3,873 |
| North Carolina | 3,850 |
| Maryland | 3,662 |
| Canada | 3,618 |
| New York | 3,093 |
| Ontario | 2,836 |
| Tennessee | 2,590 |
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
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Arachnids · Arachnida |
| Order | Spiders · Araneae |
| Family | Long-jawed Orbweavers · Tetragnathidae |
| Genus | Orchard Spiders and Allies · Leucauge |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Orchard Orbweaver with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.