Very colorful spider - Araneus marmoreus

Just my guess...

But it looks like an orb weaver to me. I know little about spiders, but that looks like an orb weaver of some kind to me.

… chaotic_grey, 18 November, 2008 - 11:46pm

yes orbweaver

and it looks a lot like this one; Araneus marmoreus.

… Lynette Schimming, 19 November, 2008 - 12:09am

I could be wrong, but is it a

I could be wrong, but is it a safe bet to say that most spiders that have a yellow abdomen and red/orange for everything is a type of ord weaver?

… chaotic_grey, 19 November, 2008 - 3:53pm

probably not,

I can't think of other examples right now, but I'm sure there are other spiders that color in other Families.

… Lynette Schimming, 10 December, 2008 - 9:21am

Yes, I am sure there are othe

Yes, I am sure there are other similarly colored, but everytime I see a spider with yellowish abdomen and red/orange for everything else, it always turns out to be an orb weaver. I am not saying would it be a fool-proof assumption, but is it normally safe to suggest a type of orb weaver?

And that does look like a very good match on the spider.

… chaotic_grey, 11 December, 2008 - 12:18pm

Not by color

I don't make suggestions of orb weaver by color. Orb weavers are easily identified by their body shape and eye arrangment.

… Lynette Schimming, 11 December, 2008 - 1:22pm