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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Araneus » Marbled Orbweaver (Araneus marmoreus)
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Neoscona? - Araneus marmoreus
Copyright © 2014 Katharine Leggett

Neoscona? - Araneus marmoreus
Sperryville, Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
October 22, 2014
Size: ~1/2"
This image was sent by a friend. She reports the spider is bright yellow, on the ground, with, with no web evident. Reminds me of Neoscona crucifera, with the cross and general body type, but the elaborate markings don't match that species, which is very common here.
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Contributed by Pam Owen on 22 October, 2014 - 4:11pm
Last updated 23 October, 2014 - 7:41am

Thanks for ID
I love spiders and other invertebrates, too. I write a nature column, "Wild Ideas" (see at rappnews.com) and often feature them in it. Readers regularly ask for ID of species they see, and I often rely on BugGuide.net for help with that (giving credit to the site) when a species is new to me. Good to have such a great group of bug-savvy people on tap.
… Pam Owen, 23 October, 2014 - 8:04am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Lynette Elliott, 23 October, 2014 - 7:41am login or register to post comments

:)
Marbled Orbweaver (Araneus marmoreus)
See here: . It's still in the Orbweaver family, but it is in the Araneus Genus rather than the Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona) Genus. Your friend was close. :)
I've seen these Orbweavers multiple times on the ground, and not in a web. I've found these under rocks and/or logs.
In fact, my first encounter with one was lifting rocks to look for salamanders. Imagine my surprise when one of these crawled out.
Yes, I love spiders for photography, but they freak me out as well.
… Nikole Loomis (Bush Cricket and Buckeye Lover), 22 October, 2014 - 4:19pm login or register to post comments

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