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
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