Araneus mitificus Araneus mitificus Araneus mitificus, commonly known as the kidney garden spider or pale orb weaver, is a species of orb-weaver spider found in South, East, and Southeast Asia. "Araneus mitificus" belongs to the genus "Araneus". It is classified under the subfamily Araneinae of the orb-weaver spider family Araneidae. They are members of the superfamily of eight-eyed spiders Araneoidea of the suborder Araneomorphae. The species was originally described in 1886 as "Epeira mitifica" by the French arachnologist Eugène Simon. "Araneus mitificus" are small spiders and exhibit sexual dimorphism. The females grow up to . Males are smaller, reaching only , and
Bernardinai Garden II, the Bernardine garden was destroyed. In the Soviet Union times it was reconstructed for the second time and named Jaunimo sodas (The Youth Garden). In 2013, the Bernardine garden was reconstructed for the third time. Reconstruction works were done by „Vilnius city parks“ and partly funded by the European Union. It is nowadays operational, and is known as one of the attractions in the Vilnius Old Town. The botanical exposition is a very special part of the park, where plants are sorted by groups and classes. They are planted in two types. The first type is from the lowest