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Marbled Orb Weaver Spider

Araneus marmoreus

Description:

Family: Arabeidae Size: 20 mm abdomen. Total Length: Approx. 30 mm with legs. Female. Large abdomen yellow with black design. Red legs attached to abdomen. Black and white striped legs to tips. Non-venomous. Non-aggressive.

Habitat:

Open woodlands

Notes:

3rd spot of this type of spider. This one is the largest of the 3. See video of spider repairing its web.

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4 Comments

injica
injica 11 years ago

Tnx for sharing the video too :) such an amazing spider!

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

And you have these beautiful spiders too!

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 11 years ago

Miss arachnid international, what a beauty.....

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

nice tattoo on his back :-) great series as usual Carol !!

Carol Snow Milne
Spotted by
Carol Snow Milne

Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Sep 16, 2012
Submitted on Sep 17, 2012

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