Spiders of North Carolina

Arachnids of North Carolina

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Scientific Name: Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

Araneus cingulatus - an orbweaver Araneidae Members:			NC Records	BugGuide Account	Public View

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Distribution Records
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Vetting Levels

Adult phenology:
High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
Piedmont (Pd)
Coastal Plain (CP)

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Abdomen, cephalathorax and legs green. Abdomen with two rows of small red spots. Younger females look more translucent. Males have reddish/brown palps and bands on legs. One color form has a red mask shaped mark on front half of abdomen with some yellow spotting. Araneus bonsallae and niveus is similar but has a blackish/red patch on dorsum.

total_length

Very small, female 4.6-6 mm, male 2.7-3.5 mm.

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silk_web

Web can be found in grasses, shrubs and trees. Sometimes the tiny web is built across a single leaf. Evidence suggests many build their webs in tree tops.

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prey

predators

behavior

Nocturnal.

distribution_reference

technical_reference

Spiders of North America - Bradley; Spiders of the Carolinas – Gaddy; Bugguide

adult_id

1 identifiable by photo 2 identifiable by photo of specific features and/or supplementary info 3 identifiable from specimen only

abundance

Uncommon and likely overlooked.

distribution_comments

Eastern United States. Males active spring and early summer, females spring through summer. Most records June through August.

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>=4,000 ft.

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom	Frequency Regular – almost always observed on given visit; >=90% chance of observation Frequent – usually observed on a given visit; >=50%<90% chance of observation Infrequent – observed less than 50% of visits; >=25%<50% chance of observation Occasional – observed on only on a small minority of visits; >=10%<25% chance of observation Seldom – not usually seen on visits; <10% chance of observation These terms refer to visits to appropriate habitats made at appropriate times of the year, making use of common sampling/observation methods. Under those conditions, Frequency refers to the chance of observing at least one individual on a given visit made anywhere within a particular region, or over multiple visits to a single site.

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<4,000 ft.

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom

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Piedmont

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom

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Coastal Plain

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom

habitat

Forests

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	Recorded by: Owen McConnell Graham Co. Comment: On UV sheet	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Mitchell Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Moore Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Moore Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Moore Co. Comment:	Recorded by: K. Bischof Transylvania Co. Comment: GORG - Obs. ranger residence.
	Recorded by: K. Bischof Transylvania Co. Comment: GORG - Obs. ranger residence.	Recorded by: Owen McConnell Graham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Wilson Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Owen McConnell Graham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: K. Bischof Transylvania Co. Comment: GORG - Obs. Bearwallow parking lot. Male.	Recorded by: Callie Dellinger Alamance Co. Comment: Found him in our chicken pen
	Recorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams Gates Co. Comment: MEMI	Recorded by: Vin Stanton Buncombe Co. Comment: Found on moth sheet next to uv light, may have been out during night, just didn't see it, not totally sure of id, closest match I could find
	Recorded by: Vin Stanton Buncombe Co. Comment: Found on moth sheet next to uv light, may have been out during night, just didn't see it, not totally sure of id, closest match I could find	Recorded by: B. McRae Swain Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: B. McRae Macon Co. Comment:	Recorded by: B. McRae Macon Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn New Hanover Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Stanly Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Surry Co. Comment:

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