Araniella

Araniella is a genus of spiders in the family Araneidae. Araniella spiders have been sighted 43 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Araniella includes 11 countries and 7 states in the United States. Araniella 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: Araniella

Author

Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942

Sightings Overview

There have been 43 confirmed sightings of Araniella, with the most recent sighting submitted on November 17, 2019 by Spider ID member j_staff99. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 43 sightings because of certain Araniella sightings reporting incomplete data.

  • Web: 42% of the time, Araniella spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 43)
  • Sex: 5 female and 12 male.
  • Environment: Araniella has been sighted 39 times outdoors, and 9 times indoors.
  • Outdoors: Man-made structure (13). On flower (3). Low foliage (14). High foliage (6). Freshwater river, lake, stream (1). Saltwater (1). Forest (1).

Location and Range

Araniella has been sighted in the following countries: Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, United Kingdom, United States.

Araniella has also been sighted in the following states: Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Washington.

Seasonality

Araniella has been primarily sighted during the month of May.

  • January: 1
  • February:
  • March:
  • April: 2
  • May: 19
  • June: 17
  • July:
  • August: 1
  • September: 1
  • October:
  • November: 2
  • December:

Araniella Species


Featured Pictures

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Picture of Araniella spp. - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Araniella spp. - Male - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Araniella spp. - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Araniella spp. - Male - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
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Picture of Araniella spp. - Male - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
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