Araneus marmoreus
(Marbled Orb-weaver)

Picture ID 201864

Submitted by:
aluciap
Submitted: Oct 20, 2024
Photographed: Oct 20, 2024
Spider: Araneus marmoreus (Marbled Orb-weaver)
Location: Frassinetto, Italy
Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers),Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc),Forest
Found in web?: No
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Nod

October 20, 2024 9:58 am

It may be a Marbled orb weaver…Araneus marmoreus
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/89620151

aluciap

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Reply to Nod

October 20, 2024 12:20 pm

hmm, you might be right. that’s what i thought at first too but i couldn’t find a picture of one with similar patterning. the photo you attached does seem to have the same patterning – strange that this one is so yellow though – although looking at other photos online maybe this colour is typical. thank you!

Last edited 1 month ago by aluciap

Nod

Reply to aluciap

October 20, 2024 12:45 pm

I am only guessing here as I can’t see the front of your spider….but I think it is an elderly female. Her? abdomen looks a little lumpy… like it may be shrunken after laying
eggs. …after females shrink their the original colour can become more intense

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18844489

TangledWeb

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Reply to Nod

October 21, 2024 11:22 pm

She does look like Araneus marmoreus var. pyramidatus. I didn’t know they are Italy. In North America the variant is mostly found in Canada and the Northern US states.

TangledWeb

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Reply to TangledWeb

October 21, 2024 11:35 pm

https://araneae.nmbe.ch/data/734/Araneus_marmoreus The variety definitely exists in Europe. The link is from a subsection of The World Spider Catalog.