Acanthepeira venusta
(Banks, 1896)
Acanthepeira venusta is a of orb-weaving spider in the Araneidae. It is found in the United States, Cuba, and Hispaniola. Females produce clutches of approximately 232 , each measuring about 0.88 mm in diameter and weighing around 0.34 mg. The average female body mass is approximately 182.0 mg.



Pronunciation
How to pronounce Acanthepeira venusta: /əˌkænˈθɛpɪrə vɪˈnʌstə/
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Distribution
United States, Cuba, and Hispaniola.
Life Cycle
Females produce clutches containing approximately 232 . Each egg measures about 0.88 mm in diameter and weighs around 0.34 mg.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
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