An RNA Virome Associated to the Golden Orb-Weaver Spider Nephila clavipes by Humberto J. Debat

“…The golden orb-weaver spider Nephila clavipes, known for its sexual size dimorphism, is abundant and widespread in the New World. …”
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Description of the female of the orb-weaver spider Testudinaria gravatai (Araneae: Araneidae) by Renato Augusto Teixeira, Arno Antonio Lise

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Complete mitogenomes of two orb-weaver spiders, Argiope bruennichi and Araneus ventricosus by Jung A. Kim, Hye Sook Jeon, Tae Hwa Kang, Jung Sun Yoo, Jumin Jun

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The complete mitochondrial genome of an orb-weaver spider Araneus angulatus (Araneae: Araneidae) by Zheng-Liang Wang, Zi-Ye Wang, Jue Huang, Xiao-Ping Yu

“…The complete mitochondrial genome of an orb-weaver spider Araneus angulatus is 14,205 bp in length and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNAs, 22 transfer RNAs, and a control region. …”
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Proximate mechanism of behavioral manipulation of an orb-weaver spider host by a parasitoid wasp. by Thiago Gechel Kloss, Marcelo Oliveira Gonzaga, Leandro Licursi de Oliveira, Carlos Frankl Sperber

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New observations of frog and lizard predation by wandering and orb-weaver spiders in Costa Rica by Brian Folt, Witold Lapinski

“…The most frequently observed predators were wandering spiders (Ctenidae), which seem to be generalist predators on frogs and lizards. An orb-weaver spider (Araneidae) also contributed to frog mortality, likely after the frog became entangled in the spider’s web. …”
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A Spiny Orb Weaver Spider, Gasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus) (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae) by Glavis B. Edwards, Jr.

“…EENY-167/IN324: Spiny Orb Weaver Spider, Gasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus) (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae) (ufl.edu) …”
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Tropical Orb Weaver Spider, Eriophora ravilla (C. L. Koch) (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae) by Glavis B. Edwards

“…EENY291/IN568: Tropical Orb Weaver Spider, Eriophora ravilla (C. L. Koch) (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae) (ufl.edu) …”
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Correction: Proximate mechanism of behavioral manipulation of an orb-weaver spider host by a parasitoid wasp. by PLOS ONE Staff

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Variability in the cephalothorax shape within and between populations of the spiny orb weaver spider Gasteracantha kuhli by Theresa Pareno, Cesar G. Demayo

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Heuristic, parsimony and molecular analysis of variations between selected orb-weaver spiders from Mindanao, Philippines by Ma. Theresa Pareno, Cesar G. Demayo

“…Qualitative and quantitative morphological descriptions of body parts of the collected orb-weaver spiders showed a total of 7 species: 2 species under the genus Thelacantha, one species is under the genus Cyrtarachne, and four species were under the Gasteracantha genus. …”
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Revision of the orb-weaver spider genus Gea C.L. Koch, 1843 (Araneae, Araneidae) from China by Xiaoqi Mi, Feng Liu, Cheng Wang, Jiahui Gan, Yibei Wu

“…The orb-weaver spider genus Gea C.L. Koch, 1843 from China is revised, and three species including one new species, are recognized: Gea jingdong Mi, Wang & Gan, sp. nov. (♂♀) from Yunnan; Gea spinipes C.L. …”
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Predation on the treefrog Scinax similis (Anura: Hylidae) by the orb-weaver spider Eriophora fuliginea (Araneae: Araneidae) in southeastern Brazil by Juliana Kirchmeyer, Lucas Coutinho Amaral, Alice Magaldi, Renner Luiz Cerqueira Baptista, Sergio Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva

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On four new species of the orb-weaver spider genus Araneus Clerck, 1757 (Araneae, Araneidae) from southern China by Yibei Wu, Cheng Wang, Nanfei Wu, Mengfei Zhang, Xiaoqi Mi

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Mate-guarding duration is mainly influenced by the risk of sperm competition and not by female quality in a golden orb-weaver spider by Lygia A. Del Matto, Renato C. Macedo-Rego, Eduardo S. A. Santos

“…To test factors that influence male mate choice, we assessed male mating decisions in the golden silk orb-weaver spider, Trichonephila clavipes (Nephilidae), a species in which females are polyandrous, males guard females before and after copulation occurs and large males are the most successful at guarding mates. …”
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On eleven new species of the orb-weaver spider genus Araneus Clerck, 1757 (Araneae, Araneidae) from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China by Xiaoqi Mi, Shuqiang Li

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Seasonality and Long-Term Effect of Environmental Variables on the Orb Weaver Spider Community of a Tropical Dry Forest in the Balsas Basin, Mexico by Miguel Menéndez-Acuña, Mónica Salas-Rodríguez, Griselda Montiel-Parra, Solange Sotuyo, Ma Ventura Rosas-Echeverría

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Synanthropic is best: Nuctenea umbratica (Araneae: Araneidae) and Steatoda bipunctata (Araneae: Theridiidae) are the European Spiders of the Years 2017 and 2018 by Hörweg, Christoph, Řezáč, Milan

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Six new species of the orb-weaver spider genus Araneus Clerck, 1757 (Araneae, Araneidae) and a redescription of A. colubrinus Song & Zhu, 1992 from Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve, Guizhou, China by Xiaoqi Mi, Cheng Wang, Jiahui Gan

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First record of Bertrana striolata (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae) in Amazonian Ecuador by Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia, Ivan Carrazco-Montalvo

Subjects: “…Distribution, Neotropical, orb-weaver spider, Orellana, rainforest, Tiputini, Yasuni, Araña tejedora, bosque tropical, distribución…”
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