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Looks like maybe a tropical orb spider - but i photographed this in the woods in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Submitted: Oct 8, 2018
- Photographed: Oct 8, 2018
- Spider: Araneus trifolium (Shamrock Orb-weaver)
- Sex:
- Maturity:Adult
- Location: Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
Nov 12, 2023
Nov 12, 2023
Elderton,PA 15736, 
Could it be a particularly red-toned Araneus marmoreus, the marbled orbweaver? It’s definitely an orbweaver, though I don’t think Eriophora species are found as far north as Pennsylvania.
I agree orb weaver of some sort from the spots on back, but I have NEVER seen this spider around our area….
Looks like a marbled orb weaver to me.
Thank you
Hi, this is a Shamrock Orbweaver (Araneus trifolium). Looking a bit shriveled/dehydrated she has likely already laid her eggs.
Thank you!!!!