Leucauge venusta, known as the orchard spider, is a long-jawed orbweaver spider that occurs from southern Canada to Colombia, along the East coast, reaching into the central US, also in South Asia.The web is often oriented horizontally, with the spider hanging down in the center.
It is distinctively colored, with leaf-green legs and sides (which can sometimes vary to a dark green or even orange). The underside of its thorax is spotted with yellow and black, the top is silvery with brown and black streaks. The neon yellow, orange or red spots on the rear of the abdomen are variable in size among individuals and sometimes absent.
This species is parasitised by a wasp larva which attaches itself externally at the junction of the cephalothorax and abdomen.[1]
Male
Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta) male and female cohabitating
^BBC "Life in the Undergrowth"/"Intimate Relations"
Walckenaer, C. A. 1842. Histoire naturelle des Insects. Aptères. Paris, 2:1-549.
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March 03, 2023
leucauge, venusta, known, orchard, spider, long, jawed, orbweaver, spider, that, occurs, from, southern, canada, colombia, along, east, coast, reaching, into, central, also, south, asia, often, oriented, horizontally, with, spider, hanging, down, center, orcha. Leucauge venusta known as the orchard spider is a long jawed orbweaver spider that occurs from southern Canada to Colombia along the East coast reaching into the central US also in South Asia The web is often oriented horizontally with the spider hanging down in the center Orchard spiderAdult femaleScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaSubphylum ChelicerataClass ArachnidaOrder AraneaeInfraorder AraneomorphaeFamily TetragnathidaeGenus LeucaugeSpecies L venustaBinomial nameLeucauge venusta Walckenaer 1842 It is distinctively colored with leaf green legs and sides which can sometimes vary to a dark green or even orange The underside of its thorax is spotted with yellow and black the top is silvery with brown and black streaks The neon yellow orange or red spots on the rear of the abdomen are variable in size among individuals and sometimes absent This species is parasitised by a wasp larva which attaches itself externally at the junction of the cephalothorax and abdomen 1 Male Orchard Orbweaver Leucauge venusta male and female cohabitating A similar species in the same genus is Leucauge mariana Gallery Edit In web Juvenile in a web in New YorkReferences Edit BBC Life in the Undergrowth Intimate Relations Walckenaer C A 1842 Histoire naturelle des Insects Apteres Paris 2 1 549 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leucauge venusta Picture of L venusta with egg sac Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leucauge venusta amp oldid 1102401162, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
