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I have no idea of the species. It was the brightest orange. The picture didn’t do it justice.
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- Submitted: Nov 22, 2018
- Photographed: Nov 22, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Overland Park, Kansas, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Does anyone know what this is? I have never see a bright orange spider like this before.
It is the Marbled Orb Weaver, Araneus marmoreus, in the family Araneidae. It looks to be a female and shrunken-looking abdomen looks like she has already laid her eggs.
Thanks so much for the information. I was wondering if they are always so bright orange or if they turn that color in fall. She looks similar to brown spiders I have seen in the same area.
There are species of orbweavers that are brownish. Search photos of genus Araneus to see more. Marbled orbweavers are variable in bright yellow, orange, black, red, and white markings. The males are probably less vibrant. I don’t think they change colors seasonably. Some spiders, such as the green lynx, do. In autumn the female marbled orbweaver is at her largest and most visible stage of life before she deposits her eggs into egg sacks. Her bright colored abdomen was quite spherical and big.