Marble Orb Spider

The pattern is variable and the color can be white yellow orange tan grayish or even white with mottling and spotting of black brown or purple.

Marble orb spider.

Latin of or like marble from marmor marble identification. Some individuals may have an orange and yellow abdomen while others have black and yellow black and orange or black and white. Their abdomen has several marble like patterns which are the reason behind the name. Orb can in english mean circular hence the english name of the group.

Araneidae is most often sighted outdoors and during the month of october. Araneus marmoreus is most often sighted outdoors and during. Orb weaver spiders are members of the spider family araneidae they are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel shaped webs often found in gardens fields and forest. Females are 0 35 0 8 in 9 20 mm while males are around 0 19 0 35 in 5 9 mm.

The family is cosmopolitan including many well known large. Araneids have eight similar eyes hairy or spiny legs and no stridulating organs. Araneus marmoreus is found throughout all of canada to alaska the northern rockies from north dakota to texas and then. Marbled orb weavers prefer wooded areas near water sources like creeks stream rivers ponds and marshes.

These spiders vary greatly in color shape and size. The spiders live in trees shrubs and all the weeds. Its abdomen is very large with spots that are brown to purple. The spider family araneidae commonly known as orb weavers have been sighted 2074 times by contributing members.

They have eight eyes arranged in two horizontal rows of four eyes each. The marbled orb weaver belonging to the class arachnida is one of the good looking spiders. Physical description and identification adults. Marbled orb weaver pumpkin spider.

It has a holarctic distribution. Based on collected data the geographic range for araneus marmoreus includes 3 countries and 19 states in the united states. Alaska to newfoundland south to oregon utah sourthern texas and south carolina. Like other orb weavers this spider creates a new circular web daily.

Araneus marmoreus commonly called the marbled orb weaver is a species of spider belonging to the family araneidae it is sometimes also called the pumpkin spider from the resemblance of the female s inflated abdomen to an orange pumpkin. Based on collected data the geographic range for araneidae includes 81 countries and 51 states in the united states. A typical adult spider has a length of about 20 millimeters. There are others whose abdomens are white.

This is the biggest of all the spider species available. Explanation of names. The marbled orbweaver is a colorful spider whose wide range includes all of the eastern united states. Marbled orb weaver spider araneus marmoreus size female 15mm.

Male 8mm family araneidae spiders index orb weavers comprise a huge family of spiders with 3500 species worldwide 180 of which call north america home. See the world spider catalog.