Stats

Lifespan

Annual

Size

Small

Diet

Insectivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Freshwater wetland

Range

Northern Hemisphere

Movement

Climbing

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Common

About

Furrow Spiders, scientifically named Larinioides, are orb-weaver spiders that live in temperate climates around the northern hemisphere. They are known for their unique burrowing behavior, which they use to create intricate burrow systems where they live and hunt for prey.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg sac

   A silk-wrapped egg sac shelters a clutch of eggs until the young are ready to emerge.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A spiderling emerges from the egg sac already in miniature adult form and starts catching prey almost immediately.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult arachnid molts through several instars, growing larger and developing mature markings.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown after its final molt.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Araneidae

Genus

Larinioides