Hawaiian garden spider of the orb-weaver family is indigenous to Taiwan, Hawaii, Indonesia, New Caledonia, and New Guinea.
Size: Female Hawaiian garden spiders are around 2 – 2.5 inches (5.0 – 6.35 cm), and males are about 0.75 inches (1.9 cm)
Color: The males have a brown body, while the females appear black and yellow.
Other Characteristic Features: The females have longer legs than their male counterparts.
Eggs are produced in the silken sac attached to the web instead of the female spider’s abdomen.
Though the descriptions of the spiderlings remain unrecorded, they mostly disperse from their mother upon maturation.
They spin large webs, having a white zig-zag pattern, running from one end of the web to the middle. These decorations, known by the name of stabilimenta, also serve as a warning device to intimate birds about the web’s presence. In this way, they may not damage it inadvertently.
They may bite if threatened that could be not more than a bee sting causing mild pain or redness.
| Distribution | Hawaiian, Guam, New Guinea, Taiwan, and islands of the Western Pacific Ocean |
| Habitat | Forest, coasts, and almost all types of habitat |
| Lifespan | Mostly 1 year |
| Web Type | Orb web |
| IUCN Conservation Status | Not Listed |
Image Credits: Static.inaturalist.org, Spiderid.com
Hawaiian garden spider of the orb-weaver family is indigenous to Taiwan, Hawaii, Indonesia, New Caledonia, and New Guinea.
Size: Female Hawaiian garden spiders are around 2 – 2.5 inches (5.0 – 6.35 cm), and males are about 0.75 inches (1.9 cm)
Color: The males have a brown body, while the females appear black and yellow.
Other Characteristic Features: The females have longer legs than their male counterparts.
Eggs are produced in the silken sac attached to the web instead of the female spider’s abdomen.
Though the descriptions of the spiderlings remain unrecorded, they mostly disperse from their mother upon maturation.
They spin large webs, having a white zig-zag pattern, running from one end of the web to the middle. These decorations, known by the name of stabilimenta, also serve as a warning device to intimate birds about the web’s presence. In this way, they may not damage it inadvertently.
They may bite if threatened that could be not more than a bee sting causing mild pain or redness.
| Distribution | Hawaiian, Guam, New Guinea, Taiwan, and islands of the Western Pacific Ocean |
| Habitat | Forest, coasts, and almost all types of habitat |
| Lifespan | Mostly 1 year |
| Web Type | Orb web |
| IUCN Conservation Status | Not Listed |
Image Credits: Static.inaturalist.org, Spiderid.com
