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- Submitted: Jan 4, 2024
- Photographed: Nov 5, 2020
- Spider: Araneus marmoreus (Marbled Orb-weaver)
- Location: Vienna, Virginia, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
- Found in web?: No
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Looks like Araneus Marmoreus, the marbled orbweaver. They are not medically significant to people. What a pretty spider!
https://spiderid.com/spider/araneidae/araneus/marmoreus/
I’ve never seen another one. It is the most exotic spider I’ve ever seen in the mid-Atlantic states.
The orange ones are somtimes called ‘Pumpkin’ spiders. They look to be carrying a tiny pumpkin.