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title: "Fierce Orbweaver"
description: "Araneus saevus — Owady i pająki. Araneus saevus is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/fierce-orbweaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Fierce Orbweaver

> Araneus saevus — Owady i pająki. Araneus saevus is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae.

- Scientific name: *Araneus saevus*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 4587
- Wikidata: [Q1768869](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1768869)
- iNaturalist taxon: [122290](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/122290)

## Names

- en: Fierce Orbweaver
- de: Schwarze Waldkreuzspinne
- fr: Araignée grise

## Countries with the most observations

CA (1152), US (1063), RU (43), FI (24), AT (3)

## Summary

Araneus saevus is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae. It is found in North America, Europe, and Russia (Far East).

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

## Photo

![Fierce Orbweaver](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/fierce-orbweaver/medium.jpg)

Photo: Bruce Cook · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/186440010

## Machine access

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