
Comments & ID Thoughts
This spider had his first web destroyed by the wind then built another web further down my on my deck. Never saw one like this. Wondered if anyone could ID him?
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- Submitted: Oct 9, 2018
- Photographed: Oct 4, 2018
- Spider: Araneus marmoreus (Marbled Orb-weaver)
- Location: Lehighton, Pennsylvania, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes: Ventral
Hi, this is an Orb-weaver (Araneidae). Tentatively just going by the distinctive appearance of the legs and an assumption that this is a decent sized orb-weaver … looks like Araneus marmoreus. 🙂
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