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title: "Labyrinth Orbweaver"
description: "Metepeira labyrinthea — Insetos e aranhas. Metepeira labyrinthea, the labyrinth orbweaver, is a spider, with thin legs and a round, bulbous abdomen It is a member of the genus Metepeira in the family Araneidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/labyrinth-orbweaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Labyrinth Orbweaver

> Metepeira labyrinthea — Insetos e aranhas. Metepeira labyrinthea, the labyrinth orbweaver, is a spider, with thin legs and a round, bulbous abdomen It is a member of the genus Metepeira in the family Araneidae.

- Scientific name: *Metepeira labyrinthea*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 4563
- Wikidata: [Q4286678](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4286678)
- iNaturalist taxon: [120213](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/120213)

## Names

- en: Labyrinth Orbweaver
- es: Araña tejedora laberíntica

## Countries with the most observations

US (2490), CA (30), MX (18)

## Summary

Metepeira labyrinthea, the labyrinth orbweaver, is a spider, with thin legs and a round, bulbous abdomen It is a member of the genus Metepeira in the family Araneidae. The female’s length is 5.3 mm, its carapace 2.3 mm, abdomen 3.3 mm, and extended legs 18.4 mm. The carapace is brown or gray, and the abdomen is dark with a white pattern. The legs alternate pale brown and dark brown, and the sternum is dark brown with a longitudinal yellow mark. The male spider is three-quarters of the female’s length, or slightly larger, with a darker carapace and with greater contrast between dark and light areas of the legs. Metepeira…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Kristi Zoebelein · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/244605140

## Machine access

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