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- Submitted: Jul 12, 2018
- Photographed: Jul 12, 2018
- Spider: Araneus marmoreus (Marbled Orb-weaver)
- Location: Poplar , Wisconsin, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes: Dorsal
Araneus marmoreus
(Marbled Orb-weaver)
Picture ID 24185
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Araneus marmoreus
(Marbled Orb-weaver)Family Genus Species - Submitted Dec 30, 2023
- Photographed Sep 30, 2023
- Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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Araneus marmoreus
(Marbled Orb-weaver)Family Genus Species - Submitted Jan 4, 2024
- Photographed Nov 5, 2020
- Vienna, Virginia, United States
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Araneus marmoreus
(Marbled Orb-weaver)Family Genus Species - Submitted Dec 4, 2023
- Photographed Oct 23, 2023
- West Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
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Araneus marmoreus
(Marbled Orb-weaver)Family Genus Species - Submitted Apr 18, 2024
- Photographed Apr 11, 2024
- Blairsville, Pennsylvania, United States
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Hi, this is an interesting orb weaver. She looks like a very darkly colored shamrock orbweaver, Araneus trifolium.
I’m going with Araneus marmoreus (Marbled Orb-weaver) for this one but agree A. trifoloum can look very similar. Both species have a lot of variations, especially A. marmoreus. One of each with similar coloration below:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/6329
https://bugguide.net/node/view/74524
I wasn’t expecting that twist in the plot, I thought you might go to A. diadematus instead.