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This marbled orb spider is living outdoors on one of our windows. I was wondering if it will survive a winter in Ohio? If yes, great! If there would be a problem - any suggestions?
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- Submitted: Oct 29, 2018
- Photographed: Sep 16, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Piqua, north of Dayton, OH, Ohio, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
I checked this past weekend and it is alive. It moved off of the window when we had some new roofing done, but is back and his/her? web is getting much larger. The web is so fine that it is difficult to see. He used to be on the window but now his web has him hanging out away from the window.
They will survive to about -5 celcius I believe. Nice.
Thank you for your info Spiderz. 5 celcius is only 41 degrees here…….. how do I keep it warm for the winter? We’ll go below 0 sometimes. Or will this spider instinctively know what to do? Hate to find it frozen to death.
In northern areas, the Orb Weavers in the genus Araneus typically lay eggs and die as the cold weather approaches. The eggs overwinter in the silk egg sac and hatch on warm days in the late spring / early summer. They are pretty much programmed to do this, so even if you found a way to keep it warm, it would eventually lay eggs and die.
Thank you CalumEwing. Sad that it has to die but I’ll be alert to look for the silk sacs. This Orb Weaver’s web is large – but it doesn’t even show up on the pics I’ve taken. Even to the naked eye it’s difficult to see. btw, you seem to be the “spiderman” of Spiderid. Your secret is safe with all of us, I’m sure. 😉