---
title: "Heptagonal Orbweaver"
description: "Gea heptagon — Insetos e aranhas. Gea heptagon is a species of orb weaver spiders in the family Araneidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/heptagonal-orbweaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Heptagonal Orbweaver

> Gea heptagon — Insetos e aranhas. Gea heptagon is a species of orb weaver spiders in the family Araneidae.

- Scientific name: *Gea heptagon*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3730
- Wikidata: [Q2715580](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2715580)
- iNaturalist taxon: [202139](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/202139)

## Names

- en: Heptagonal Orbweaver
- es: Araña Tejedora de Siete Lados

## Countries with the most observations

US (3132), CA (51), MX (37), AU (10), PR (8), BR (6), CR (4), DO (4), MQ (3)

## Summary

Gea heptagon is a species of orb weaver spiders in the family Araneidae. It is found in Pacific islands and Australia, and has been introduced into the United States and Argentina.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Brighton Lee · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/289667535

## Machine access

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