#4418 · 🕷️ spiders & kin

Mabel Orchard Orbweaver

Leucauge argyrobapta

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Mary Keim · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
2. © Cheryl Harleston López Espino · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
3. © Alex Abair · CC BY 4.0
4. © James Bailey · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Charlotte County, FL, USA:© Josh Olive · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
6. Sulphur Springs, TX 75482, USA:© jkopachena · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Gainesville, FL, USA:© Alex Abair · CC BY 4.0
8. Virginia Beach, VA, USA:© keyojimbo · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Davie, FL 33328, USA:© Marina Windevoxhel L. · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Hobe Sound, FL, US:© currenschwartz · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Leucauge argyrobapta , or Mabel's orchard orb weaver , is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae. It is found from the United States south to Brazil.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 19,718iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
19,718 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Adam White in 1841 (185 years ago).