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 32 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 32 confirmed sightings of Araneus bicentenarius (Giant Lichen Orb-weaver), with the most recent sighting submitted on July 23, 2023 by Spider ID member kareyjean. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 32 sightings because of certain Araneus bicentenarius sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 78% of the time, Araneus bicentenarius spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 32)
Sex: 4 female and 3 male.
Environment: Araneus bicentenarius has been sighted 35 times outdoors, and 2 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (14). Low foliage (1). High foliage (15). Open field, pasture, grassland (4). Forest (1).

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.