
Comments & ID Thoughts
Thinking this is an orb weaver, but I’ve never seen one so red.
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- Submitted: Oct 7, 2018
- Photographed: Oct 7, 2018
- Spider: Araneus marmoreus (Marbled Orb-weaver)
- Location: Corning, New York, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
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Is this an unusually red marbled orb weaver or something else? It is nesting in a corner of my open front porch, where the wall meets the ceiling.
Hi, I think it is a marbled orbweaver, Araneus marmoreus. I like to see pics of them because their coloring varies a lot within the species. I like your username, btw.