Marbled Orbweaver At SERC

This is a picture of a Marbled Orbweaver at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) in Edgewater, Maryland.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Awesome shot, Matthew! Posted 4 years ago

Ruth Spigelman

Lion

They are certainly some of nature's most eye-catching spiders. So vibrant. Beautifully presented here. It was a delight seeing some during trips to PA, a surprise as I'd wrongly assumed in the back of my mind such vibrant colours and forms are more readily seen say, down here in Australia. Posted 4 years ago

The Marbled orb-weaver

''Araneus marmoreus'', commonly called the marbled orb-weaver is a species of spider belonging to the family Araneidae. It has a Holarctic distribution. The web is built low down in heathland and in woodland clearings.

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Similar species: Spiders

Species identified by Matthew Beziat