Anelosimus eximius is a species of social spider in the genus Anelosimus, native to the Lesser Antilles and the area from Panama to Argentina. Colonies can comprise several thousand individuals.
Anelosimus eximius
A group of A. eximius in a communal web.
A social spider is a spider species whose individuals form relatively long-lasting aggregations. Whereas most spiders are solitary and even aggressive toward other members of their own species, some hundreds of species in several families show a tendency to live in groups, often referred to as colonies.
A collective web of Agelena consociata in Uganda.
Social spiders from Bengaluru, India
Stegodyphus sp. colony