cpnha logo

Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Spiders
Metepeira arizonica (Labyrinth spider)

 

 

No Photo available for Metepeira arizonica arthropod number 2050

(Labyrinth spider)
Habitat: Widespread in Arizona
Food Habits: insectivorous
Active Period: diurnal
Size: small
Number of Legs: 8
Leg Characteristics: legs attached to cephalothorax
builds orb webs often in prickly pear cacti
harmless

Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Chelicerata
Class Arachnida
Order Araneae
Family Araneidae
Genus Metepeira
species arizonica

 

 

 

 

Copyright Creative Commons

HTML & Programing by
Thomas R. Powell

 

Natural History of the Sonoran Desert and Refuge

Geology

Climate

Plants

Animals

Astronomy