Araneus bicentenarius
(Giant Lichen Orb-weaver)

Featured spider picture The spider species Araneus bicentenarius, commonly known as Giant Lichen Orb-weaver, belongs to the genus Araneus, in the family Araneidae. Araneus bicentenarius spiders have been sighted 43 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Araneus bicentenarius includes 1 countries and 12 states in the United States. Araneus bicentenarius is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of May.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Araneus
Species: Araneus bicentenarius

Other Common Names

Giant Lichen Orb-weaver

Author

(McCook, 1888)

Primary Colors

Sightings Overview

There have been 43 confirmed sightings of Araneus bicentenarius (Giant Lichen Orb-weaver), with the most recent sighting submitted on August 6, 2025 by Spider ID member iron42tb. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 43 sightings because of certain Araneus bicentenarius sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 74% of the time, Araneus bicentenarius spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 43)
Sex: 6 female and 3 male.
Environment: Araneus bicentenarius has been sighted 47 times outdoors, and 2 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (17). Low foliage (3). High foliage (19). Ground layer (1). Open field, pasture, grassland (4). Forest (3).

Location and Range

Araneus bicentenarius (Giant Lichen Orb-weaver) has been sighted in the following countries: United States.

Araneus bicentenarius has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin.