Verrucosa arenata
(Arrowhead Orb-weaver)

Featured spider picture The spider species Verrucosa arenata, commonly known as Arrowhead Orb-weaver, belongs to the genus Verrucosa, in the family Araneidae. Verrucosa arenata spiders have been sighted 13 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Verrucosa arenata includes 1 countries and 10 states in the United States. Verrucosa arenata is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of August.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Verrucosa
Species: Verrucosa arenata

Other Common Names

Arrowhead Spider, Arrowhead Orb-weaver, Triangle Orb-weaver, Triangle Spider

Author

Walckenaer, 1841

Primary Colors

Sightings Overview

There have been 13 confirmed sightings of Verrucosa arenata (Arrowhead Orb-weaver), with the most recent sighting submitted on September 15, 2025 by Spider ID member petrichor. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 13 sightings because of certain Verrucosa arenata sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 85% of the time, Verrucosa arenata spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 13)
Sex: 2 female and 1 male.
Environment: Verrucosa arenata has been sighted 14 times outdoors, and 0 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (4). Low foliage (1). High foliage (8). Forest (1).

Location and Range

Verrucosa arenata (Arrowhead Orb-weaver) has been sighted in the following countries: United States.

Verrucosa arenata has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.