Larinioides cornutus (Clerck, 1757)
furrow orbweaver
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FAMILY: ARANEIDAE Simon, 1895 Genus: Larinioides Caporiacco, 1934 Species: Larinioides cornutus (Clerck, 1757)  |
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General Comments: This species is distributed from Alaska to Newfoundland, south to California, Florida, and Panama, Europe and Asia (Dondale et al., 2003).
Common Names
Family Common Name:
orbweavers
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
furrow orbweaver
Distribution
Global Distribution: Holarctic
Nearctic States & Provinces: 
AB BC MB NB NL NT NS ON QC SK YT AK CA FL IA KS LA MA MI MO NH NM OK OR PA SC TX
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected: (from the Nearctic Spider Database)
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Natural History, Phenology & Image(s)
Feeding Guild:† orb weavers
†Feeding guild when noted defined by Uetz, G. W., J. Halaj, and A. B. Cady. 1999. Guild structure of spiders in major crops. Journal of Arachnology 27:270-280. PDF
Habitat (published): Around houses, frequently in bushes, often near water, bridges, low shrubs.
Habitat (<30 randomly chosen specimens): Maple in floodplain; schrubs and under boards; Picea glauca; Schrubs prairie; Parmi les branches; Batiment extérieur; Alfalfa near house; Inside garbage can; Among rocks, in barren area; Carex marsh; Together in rolled dry leaf near edge of web; In old malacosoma disstria pupal skIn; Top of fallen black spruce; E 0618517 N 6555728; Mixed Conifer open Forest; Among aspens; Bushes and tress; Riparian, Reed Bed; On outhouse; Reaodside weds; on thank car; Under bark of hickory; Under loose birch bark; Webs in conifer; Along trail; Mixedwood , contiguous forest; Grassy hillside; Fen; Grass marsh trail; Low vegetation;
Life & Natural History: The web is usually verical, built toward evening, has 15-20 radii, and there is a silk-lined retreat nearby. Both sexes are mature from early spring to late autumn, and some individuals may overwinter as do immatures of various instars. Eggs are laid in spring or early summer (Dondale et al., 2003).
Seasonality of Specimen Records: (from the Nearctic Spider Database - Requires Flash plug-in - refresh this page if not visible)
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Details About Males
Description: Carapace is dark orange-red, sometimes paler at margins, thinly covered with white setae. Legs are yellowish to orange with distal portions of segments dark. Abdomen with greyish-brown heart mark and with paired, angular broken markings. Venter is black with distinct, white bracket-shaped marks (Dondale et al., 2003).
Male Dimensions:
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Details About Females
Description: Coloration as in male
Female Dimensions:
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Descriptions Source:
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Synonyms and Chresonyms‡
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‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog
Natural History References
Dondale, C. D., J. H. Redner, P. Paquin & H. W. Levi. 2003. The insects and arachnids of Canada. Part 23. The orb-weaving spiders of Canada and Alaska (Araneae: Uloboridae, Tetragnathidae, Araneidae, Theridiosomatidae). NRC Research Press, Ottawa, 371 pp.
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Page Reference
Shorthouse, David P. submitted. Taxonomic and natural history description of FAM: ARANEIDAE, Larinioides cornutus (Clerck, 1757). In: The Nearctic Spider Database. David P. Shorthouse (editor). World Wide Web electronic publication. Direct link: http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/16288 (Accessed: 7/25/2008 10:30:01 AM).
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