Marbled Orb Weaver (Araneus marmoreus)

Order: Araneae (ah-RAY-nee-ee) (Info) Family: Araneidae (ar-ray-NEE-ih-dee) (Info) Genus: Araneus Species: marmoreus (mar-MOH-ree-us) (Info) Profile: 1 positive No neutrals No negatives Regional... This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions: Williamsville, Illinois Farmersburg, Indiana Flora, Indiana Clarksburg, Maryland Oakland, Maryland Cole Camp, Missouri Hartville, Missouri Fulton, New York Glouster, Ohio Lancaster, Pennsylvania Millersburg, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hot Springs, Virginia Leesburg, Virginia Member Notes: Rating Author Comment Positive deechicktwo On Oct 20, 2008, deechicktwo from Williamsville, IL wrote: Very interesting! With none of us ever seeing this before in IL- the guys destroyed the first one- he is the one on the board. Then after searching my digging area for possible more....hoping not!! ....I found #2 along our foundation- and the same size! The second , third photo,fourth photo is of the second one- which they put in a jar- I am going to let him out out back.I realize now -after I had been digging bulbs all day and everything in front of our house ( adding new wooden walks and a deck-That I probably had knocked the first one down in the soil and thats where I found him. Noted for weaving round orb webs-& is a relative of the common garden (yellow/black )spider that we mostly see here.Since he is beneficial - a good bad insect eater -he will have to find himself a new home -quite away from the house!

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