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I found this in my backyard near Dayton, Oh. I was amazed at how flouresent the orange coloring was. Is it a type of Araneus? cool website!! Thanks
Brian Tesmer
Dayton Oh
Hi Brian,
Indeed, this is an Araneus Orb Weaver, but we have given up trying to identify most specimens to the the species level as there is so much variation within the species. Eric Eaton wrote in to clarify: “The Araneus orb weaver is an emaciated marbled orb weaver, Araneus marmoreus.”
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