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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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Which Orbweaver please... - Araneus marmoreus
Copyright © 2010 Naomi Smith

Which Orbweaver please... - Araneus marmoreus
Brighton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
September 11, 2010
This is the first orbweaver I have seen and am confused between the Lattice and the Marbled Orbweaver. Could someone help with the ID.
Thanks in advance.
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Contributed by Naomi Smith on 12 September, 2010 - 10:38am

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Moved from ID Request.
… Lynette Elliott, 12 September, 2010 - 11:10am login or register to post comments

Those two are very different in size.
This looks relatively large and from the marbled look of the front of the abdomen, we would say Araneus marmoreus. Also check out the images under thaddeus and look for those that show the latticed retreat. In our experience, that retreat is unmistakable.
… john and jane balaban, 12 September, 2010 - 10:42am login or register to post comments

 
Size
That's a good idea -- to point out size differences. Something we (I) too easily overlook when looking at images only.
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 12 September, 2010 - 4:14pm login or register to post comments

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