#4416 · 🕷️ spiders & kin

Arabesque Orbweaver

Neoscona arabesca

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

1. © Denis Doucet · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0
3. © Even Dankowicz · CC BY 4.0
4. © Roberto R. Calderón · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Royal Tyler · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
6. © crgillette · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Laura Gooch · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
8. © Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren · CC BY 4.0
9. © Ginny Moore · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Neoscona arabesca is a common orb-weaver spider found throughout the United States and Canada. Often called the "arabesque orbweaver," after the cryptic, brightly-colored, swirling markings on its prominent abdomen, this spider can be found in fields, forests, gardens, and on human structures. Neoscona species are among the most common and abundant orb weavers and are found on all continents. 24 in).

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 20,542iNaturalist 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.
20,542 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1841 (185 years ago).