Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757
marbled orbweaver
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FAMILY: ARANEIDAE Simon, 1895 Genus: Araneus Clerck, 1757 Species: Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757  |
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General Comments: Specimens of this species are distinguished from other Araneus species by the often brightly colored and elliptical abdomen.
Common Names
Family Common Name:
orbweavers
Genus Common Name:
angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers
Species Common Name:
marbled orbweaver
Point Collections & Seasonality
Global Distribution: Holarctic
Nearctic States & Provinces: 
AB BC MB NB NL NT NS ON PE QC SK YT CO CT LA ME MO MT NH NJ OK PA SC VA WV
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Natural History & Image(s)
Feeding Guild:† orb weavers
†Feeding guild when noted defined by Uetz, G. W., J. Halaj, and A. B. Cady. 1999. Guild structure of spiders in major crops. Journal of Arachnology 27:270-280. PDF
Habitat (published): Tall meadows, grasses, low shrubs, sometimes on trees in open forests
Habitat (<30 randomly chosen specimens): Burned lodgepole pine/aspen forest. 5200'; On Acer; Garden; Coniferous-dominant , contiguous forest; Near poplar tree; bottomland hardwood; Deciduous woods; Aspen forest; Conifers; Larch, willow swamp; White spruce; On spruce tree; Aspen leaf; Deciduous schrubs and trees; Forest; Web on shrub. Aspen woods; Sagebrush; In shrubs by house; Weeds; Mixed woods. Sphagnum moss; Shrubs and weeds in woods; Balsam fir; Along shore of lake; Deciduous-dominant with coniferous understory, 50% standing trees; Alder; Lakeside, Black Spruce closed Forest; Mixed boreal forest; Bord du fleuve; On window of house; Populus balsamefira;
Life & Natural History: Web is nearly vertical, has 25-30 radii, and the spider builds a retreat and signal thread. Males are mature late July to October, females from August to November (Dondale et al., 2003).
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Details About Males
Description: Carapace dull yellow or light brown, darker at midline and margins. Legs with white segments and darker at tips. Abdomen elliptical, lacking humps, with dorsum yellow, orange, or white and with pattern of brown or purplish markings. Venter brown with paired, semi-circular white spots.
Male Dimensions:
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Details About Females
Description: Coloration as in male but abdominal pattern variable. Femora and patellae of legs orange, distal segments white.
Female Dimensions:
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Descriptions Source:
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Synonyms and Chresonyms‡
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‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog
Natural History References
Dondale, C. D., J. H. Redner, P. Paquin & H. W. Levi. 2003. The insects and arachnids of Canada. Part 23. The orb-weaving spiders of Canada and Alaska (Araneae: Uloboridae, Tetragnathidae, Araneidae, Theridiosomatidae). NRC Research Press, Ottawa, 371 pp.
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Page Reference
Shorthouse, David P. submitted. Taxonomic and natural history description of FAM: ARANEIDAE, Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757. In: The Nearctic Spider Database. David P. Shorthouse (editor). World Wide Web electronic publication. Direct link: http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/15005 (Accessed: 11/7/2009 12:53:55 PM).
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