Family: Orb-weaver spiders (Araneidae)
Disse edderkoppene har fått navn etter sitt klassisk hjulformede fangstnett.
Norwegian name: Hjulspinnere
Systematics :
| Kingdom | Animals (Animalia) | |||||||
| Phylum | Articulate animals (Arthropoda) | |||||||
| Subphylum | Chelicerata | |||||||
| Klasse | Edderkoppdyr (Arachnida) | |||||||
| Order | Edderkopper (Araneae) | |||||||
| Family | Orb-weaver spiders (Araneidae) | |||||||
| Genus | Araneus | |||||||
| Species | Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus) | |||||||
| Species | Marbled Orb Weaver (Araneus marmoreus) | |||||||
| Species | Four Spot Orb Weaver (Araneus quadratus) | |||||||
| Genus | Araniella | |||||||
| Species | Cucumber green spider (Araniella cucurbitina) | |||||||
| Genus | Nuctenea | |||||||
| Species | Walnut orb-weaver spider (Nuctenea umbratica) | |||||||
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