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Marbled Orbweavers (Araneus marmoreus) - Araneus marmoreus
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Marbled Orbweavers (Araneus marmoreus) - Araneus marmoreus
Atchison County, Kansas, USA
November 12, 2008
Size: 1/3 inch
I've seen several of these in the past couple years, always in the fall. Sometimes a deeper orange color or even to a paler greenish tone? This fellow was hanging out on a group of like-colored Velvet Stem mushrooms.
Contributed by SauriaMami on 19 November, 2008 - 1:01pm
Last updated 19 November, 2008 - 7:39pm

Not an expert but...
Please look through Marbled Orbweavers (Araneus marmoreus)

… Ron M., 19 November, 2008 - 1:09pm

 
looks like we've an ID...than
looks like we've an ID...thanx! i'd wondered if it was a type of Orb weaver or not.
… SauriaMami, 19 November, 2008 - 1:16pm

 
I think it is almost a safe b
I think it is almost a safe bet that if it has a yellow abdomen and orange/red for everything else to say that it is an orb weaver of some kind
… chaotic_grey, 19 November, 2008 - 3:50pm

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