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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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Supercolor Orange Sac Spider - Araneus marmoreus
Copyright © 2005 Blaise Frazier

Supercolor Orange Sac Spider - Araneus marmoreus
Loganville, Walton Country County, Georgia, USA
November 12, 2005
Size: Medium, maybe one inch lo
My brother found this crawling on the road, and called me to take a picture of it. What species is it?
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Contributed by Blaise Frazier on 13 November, 2005 - 3:35pm
Last updated 14 November, 2005 - 9:18am

Rest in peace
I went back outside later and the spider was sitting in the same place, but it was dead. Laying next to it, also dead, was a yellow jacket. There weren't any other insects around. It seems they killed each other!
… Blaise Frazier, 13 November, 2005 - 4:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Strange story!
I have no explanation for the ?suicide pact, but I'm moving this image to the guide - it's a lovely addition.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 14 November, 2005 - 9:18am login or register to post comments

looks like
Araneus marmoreus - Marbled Orb Weaver see and . More information can be found in the guide here, though we must confess we have often felt that there were two different orange orb weavers posted there. Nice image!!
… john and jane balaban, 13 November, 2005 - 3:38pm login or register to post comments

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