Comments & ID Thoughts
Almost ran over with lawn mower.
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- Submitted: Oct 17, 2018
- Photographed: Oct 17, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Washington Borough, New Jersey, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Hi, I’m glad she survived Lawn Mowing Day, sometimes it’s good to be big round and orange. Pretty sure it is a female marbled orbweaver, Araneus marmorous. They aren’t usually on the ground, the females have big orb-shaped webs that they rest in facing downward.