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Commonly called the marbled spider, this species belongs to one
of several genera of orb or orb weaver spiders that frequently are
found as adults on or around houses and other buildings from late
summer to fall. Adult female marbled spiders are 9-18mm long; some
other orb spiders are smaller and some larger. Most species live one
year, but some survive longer. Orb spiders are not aggressive and,
like the vast majority of spiders, are not dangerous to people.
Bites are rare and usually are no worse than a bee or wasp sting.
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Reply: This is a marbled orb weaver - glen
4 November, 2012:
Hi, this beauty was tucked in the concave space inside my car door handle... Is it a marbled orb weaver or an agriope?
Halelly in Maryland, USA
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2 November, 2012:
Hi, I thought you would enjoy this picture. I found this spider under a huge leaf in Wytheville, VA.
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Reply: This is a marbled orb weaver - glen
20 November, 2011:
I was scared to death of this spider in the backyard here in PA- thanks for letting me know what it is and that it is not harmful to me or the dog:)
Patty
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20 November, 2011:
Identify spider??
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October, 2011:
Attached is a photo of a Marbled Orbweaver that built it's web and shelter in my blackberry patch here in Lincoln County, North Carolina. Love your website!
Keith B.
Iron Station, North Carolina
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October, 2011:
I found this guy in his web on the overhang of my garage in Asheville North Carolina on October 17, 2011.
He had a large orb web and I watched him wrap up a small moth that flew into the web.
Amy,
Asheville, NCy
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October, 2011:
I saw this spider while hiking the Appalachian Trail in the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia a few weeks ago. It was crawling up my leg as I was having lunch, creeped me out. Do you know what it is?
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October, 2011:
Please let me know if you post one or both of these pics, and identify this spider.
Thanks!
Dave
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October, 2011:
Turned on the porch light last night to find this fella
had woven his beautiful web and was at work .
He was almost electric in his beautiful color and
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October, 2011:
Hi Glen… I’m providing two pics of a Marbled Orb Weaver observed on the eve of my home located in the northwestern mountains of North Carolina. I thought these were good examples of spider with the legs extended and withdrawn. I was unaware of the type until obtaining the identification on the web (pardon the pun). I didn’t know if you would like these for your website or not, but thought I’d submit them.
I just found your site tonight and thanks for the detailed information and photographs.
Steve,
Boone, NC
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October, 2011:
Thanks for your website! We were fascinated when we inadvertently ran through this web while hiking at Nob Mister park in Missouri.
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Reply: This is a marbled orb weaver - glen
17 September, 2011:
I am not sure but is this an orb weaver? It was seen in the North Georgia Mountains today Nov 19,2010. It was walking across a driveway in a heavily wooded area. Mostly long needle pines and some oaks and maples and cherries.
Thanks.
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13 March, 2011:
Here are a few pictures of some spiders that I took. One is a Marbled Orb Weaver Spider that I took on November 11, 2010. She was coming down out of the tree on a single thread blowing in the wind and almost blew into my mom, my sister and her Fiance who was holding their 15 month old daughter, as they were walking by on the sidewalk. My sister came running back in to get me, of course I grabbed my camera. This other spider is unknown to me. I have seen several in the house and would like to know what kind they are. I live in Northern Illinois. Thank You.
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Reply: Yes this is a marbled orb weaver - glen
12 December, 2010:
I am not sure but is this an orb weaver? It was seen in the North Georgia Mountains today Nov 19,2010. It was walking across a driveway in a heavily wooded area. Mostly long needle pines and some oaks and maples and cherries.
Thanks.
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12 December, 2010:
I found this orange spider in Ancaster Ontario in my back yard bushes. I have never seen in my life a spider so beautiful in colour or to have such pronounced markings and a face clearly visible. Could you please help identify.
Thank you
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7 November, 2010:
Hi,
We just found this guy in our garage and believe him to be some sort of orb weaver? We are from Southeastern Pennsylvania, and have never seen a spider of this color! Any help with further identification would be appreciated! Thanks!
Jen
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20 October, 2010:
hi! got some pictures of a marbled orb spider today. (October 17, 2010) never saw anything like it before. until I found your website with tons of pictures! I was cleaning outback and moved a wet towel and it was sitting underneath it. at first I was creeped out but then fascinated! I put it in some shrubs out back, hopefully I will get to see a web... I am from Warminster, PA |
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14 October, 2010:
got some nice pictures here from my house in NJ:
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~ Rob |
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10 October, 2010:
Check out this spider that showed up on my front door in Canton, CT.
Sincerely,
Rolf |
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26 September, 2010:
Spider from New Hartford, CT |
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13 September, 2010:
Hi Glen,
I very much enjoy your site and it's been very helpful in identifying our local arachnids. We have a marbled orb weaver just outside our porch this fall (north central Maryland). While you have a lot of pictures of them, I know you only have one or two showing the male, so I thought I'd send you this. If you can use it, please feel free to post it. His attempt wasn't successful. It started raining and both spiders parted ways. Hopefully he'll be back to try again!
Laura |
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12 September, 2010:
I live in Pennsylvania and I was wondering if you would identify this spider for me. A friend of mine found it and it's coloring and markings are similar to an orb weaver, but this one is so fuzzy I am not sure it is the same. The images on your page show the same coloration around the head, thorax and legs as her spider, but the fuzz is throwing me off. Thanks so much for your help!
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21 May, 2010:
I used your web to identify this spider. Photo taken in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Georgia. Thank-You Dean
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