Cricket-bat Orbweaver

Mangora acalypha · Order: Araneae · Family: Araneidae

Also called: Cricket Bat Spider

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Cricket-bat Orbweaver
Photo: Анатолий Озерной /Anatoliy Ozernoy, CC BY-SA

The cricket-bat orbweaver lives in meadows, forests and gardens. It is found across the Palearctic region.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

Common in meadows, forests and gardens.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Occurs throughout the Palearctic realm.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Cricket-bat Orbweaver photo 3
Photo: Анатолий Озерной /Anatoliy Ozernoy, CC BY-SA

Same family (Araneidae)

Cross OrbweaverCross OrbweaverAraneus diadematusCan biteYellow Garden SpiderYellow Garden SpiderArgiope aurantiaCan biteSpotted OrbweaverSpotted OrbweaverNeoscona cruciferaCan biteGolden Silk SpiderGolden Silk SpiderTrichonephila clavipesCan biteFurrow OrbweaverFurrow OrbweaverLarinioides cornutusCan biteJoro SpiderJoro SpiderTrichonephila clavataCan bite

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangora_acalypha

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Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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