The black-striped orchard spider is a silvery found widely in Asia, with black stripes running down its abdomen. Several spiders often build their webs close together, sometimes touching. It isn't found in the US, where a relative in the same genus, the orchard orbweaver, lives in gardens and woods.
Appearance
- Appearance
- Body about 0.4–0.5 in (10–13 mm) long, with long, slender legs. The abdomen is silvery white on top with yellow-green sides, and three black stripes run lengthwise along it.
Where it lives
- Range
- Found from the Russian Far East, Korea, and Japan through China and India to Southeast Asia, Sulawesi, and New Guinea. Not found in North America.
Behavior
- Social life
- Several spiders often build their orb webs close together, sometimes touching.
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