Verrucosa arenata
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Verrucosa arenata, also known as the triangle orb weaver, arrowhead spider, and arrowhead orbweaver, is a species of orb-weaver spider found across North America.[2] It is one of the few known large orb-weaver spiders that sits facing upwards in its web.[3] Unlike most orb-weavers, which have bulbous abdomens, V. arenata has an abdomen that is pointy and triangular, shaped like the tip of an arrow.[4] In females, the abdomen is colored white or yellow.[5] Additionally, V. arenata uses reeling behavior in order to capture its prey, as its webs are stronger than that of most other orb weavers. The genus name Verrucosa means "warty" in Latin, referring to the small wartlike bumps on the spider's abdomen,[2] while the specific epithet arenata derives from Latin arena, meaning "sand".
Verrucosa arenata | |
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Female V. arenata from Virginia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Araneidae |
Genus: | Verrucosa |
Species: | V. arenata |
Binomial name | |
Verrucosa arenata (Walckenaer, 1842)[1] | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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