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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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multi-colored Spider - Araneus marmoreus - male
Copyright © 2006 April

multi-colored Spider - Araneus marmoreus - Male
Medina County, Ohio, USA
Size: 1 inch-ish
i've never seen one of these before. i saved it from my cat and kitten who were quite interested in it. does this have a nasty bite by chance?
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Contributed by April on 19 September, 2006 - 10:26pm

Nice
image. A harmless adult male that you saved from becoming a cat toy.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 19 September, 2006 - 10:32pm login or register to post comments

 
after looking at the guide an
after looking at the guide and seeing that the common name is Marbled Orbweaver, i'm stunned. i love these spiders and had no idea that they are so skinny at first. thanks for teaching me something new today!
… April, 19 September, 2006 - 10:40pm login or register to post comments

 
You're
welcome, but your spider is typical for an adult male and it's abdomen will probably get smaller unless it has the opportunity to steal food from a female. Not all adult male spiders capture their own prey resulting in a short life after maturity.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 19 September, 2006 - 10:47pm login or register to post comments

 
i must have only seen females
i must have only seen females then, because they have all been plump
… April, 19 September, 2006 - 10:49pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks for the fast reply. gl
thanks for the fast reply. glad to know its harmless too.
… April, 19 September, 2006 - 10:34pm login or register to post comments

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