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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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Adult Female - Araneus marmoreus - female
Copyright © 2009 John Sloan

Adult Female - Araneus marmoreus - Female
Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada
August 27, 2009
Size: BL = 12mm
Another color morph of the "pyramidatus" variety, this one pink.


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Contributed by John Sloan on 27 August, 2009 - 9:00pm
Last updated 1 September, 2009 - 3:17pm

pink orb weaver
Very nice. I'd gladly trade you a cat-faced spider for a pink Marbled Orbweaver any day.
… Lynette Elliott, 28 August, 2009 - 11:27pm login or register to post comments

 
I still haven't found any cat
I still haven't found any cat-faced spiders this year. I might make a trip to southern Alberta and see if I can collect any down there.

Speaking of A. marmoreus, Larry Weber, in his book Spiders of the North Woods writes that he observed one pink specimen change to an orange color as the season went on. I'm going to keep an eye on this one for as long as it's still around and see if it goes through any similar color changes.

[edit - I went back a few days after this picture to check on the spider, but by then it was gone.]
… John Sloan, 30 August, 2009 - 12:02pm login or register to post comments

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