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title: "Giant Lichen Orbweaver"
description: "Araneus bicentenarius — Insetti e ragni. Araneus bicentenarius, the giant lichen orbweaver, is a species of orb weaver in the family Araneidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/giant-lichen-orbweaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Giant Lichen Orbweaver

> Araneus bicentenarius — Insetti e ragni. Araneus bicentenarius, the giant lichen orbweaver, is a species of orb weaver in the family Araneidae.

- Scientific name: *Araneus bicentenarius*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 6243
- Wikidata: [Q2787284](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2787284)
- iNaturalist taxon: [82503](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/82503)

## Names

- en: Giant Lichen Orbweaver
- fr: Araignée lichen

## Countries with the most observations

US (4515), CA (632)

## Summary

Araneus bicentenarius, the giant lichen orbweaver, is a species of orb weaver in the family Araneidae. It is found in the USA and Canada.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araneus_bicentenarius

## Photo

![Giant Lichen Orbweaver](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/giant-lichen-orbweaver/medium.jpg)

Photo: Evan Feusi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/365721618

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/giant-lichen-orbweaver?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).