IFAS Extension
Tropical Orb Weaver Spider, Eriophora ravilla (C. L. Koch) (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae)
Glavis Edwards
Contacts: Elena Rhodes
Release Date: 10/21/2025
Agriculture
Abstract
The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.
About this Publication
This document is EENY291 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 286), one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date June 2003. Revised October 2012 and February 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Edwards, G. B. (1969). Tropical Orb Weaver Spider, Eriophora ravilla (C. L. Koch) (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae). EDIS, 2005(1). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in568-2003
Authors
Glavis Edwards
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FDACS
emeritus curator, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry
Contacts
Elena Rhodes
staff
University of Florida
biological scientist III, Department of Entomology and Nematology