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title: "Abandoned-web Orb-weaver"
description: "Parawixia dehaani — Insecten en spinnen. Parawixia dehaani, known in Australia as the abandoned-web orb-weaver, is a species of orb weaver spider from the family Araneidae which is widely distributed in Australasia and eastern Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/abandoned-web-orb-weaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Abandoned-web Orb-weaver

> Parawixia dehaani — Insecten en spinnen. Parawixia dehaani, known in Australia as the abandoned-web orb-weaver, is a species of orb weaver spider from the family Araneidae which is widely distributed in Australasia and eastern Asia.

- Scientific name: *Parawixia dehaani*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `urban` (Steden en tuinen)
- iNaturalist observations: 3803
- Wikidata: [Q2446835](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2446835)
- iNaturalist taxon: [332654](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/332654)

## Names

- en: Abandoned-web Orb-weaver

## Countries with the most observations

IN (611), HK (579), TW (447), SG (431), TH (259), CN (213), ID (163), MY (163), VN (52), AU (39), PH (21), KH (20)

## Summary

Parawixia dehaani, known in Australia as the abandoned-web orb-weaver, is a species of orb weaver spider from the family Araneidae which is widely distributed in Australasia and eastern Asia. It is common in gardens, leading to it sometimes being known by the name common garden spider. The specific name is sometimes spelt dehaanii.

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

## Photo

![Abandoned-web Orb-weaver](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/abandoned-web-orb-weaver/medium.jpg)

Photo: James Eaton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/272640506

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/abandoned-web-orb-weaver?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).