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The next four pictures were taken while walking the Rail Trail in Florence, South Carolina. It is an old railroad bed with the rails removed and the path converted into a nice shaded walking trail.
Orbweavers are spiders commonly seen in the garden and forest. They are large and creepy looking but relatively harmless. Some have beautiful coloration. They all weave circular webs like orbital paths around the center. These webs catch prey and can give you a scare if you run into one while walking through the forest. I have experienced this many times but have never been bitten by the spider.
Note the interesting brush at the first joint in each leg.
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Marbled Orbweaver, Araneus marmoreus. This large-bodied spider is abundant in autumn and, due to its timing and coloration, is often dubbed the Halloween Spider (it often turns more orange late in the season). Although the abdomen is usually bright yellow or orange, it does occur in many other color variations. This one was out in the middle of its web feeding on a small prey item, but I usually find them hiding in a curled leaf retreat off to the side of their circular web. It is always fun to suddenly reveal them to folks on a nature walk by reaching up and tapping the spider’s hideaway and have it come scurrying out.
This beautiful little orbweaver has a body length of about 15 mm long. Seen at the backdoor. November 5, 2015.
This beautiful little orbweaver has a body length of about 15 mm long. Seen at the backdoor. November 5, 2015.
Orb-web spider, Zilla diodia. 7 May 2025. Ealing, London, England, UK.
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This is our most common orbweaver, but the females are the ones found conspicuously in their webs. This is a male.
This baby spider was spinning what I think was it's first web while the siblings were still congregated nearby. The spider's movements were fast and sure.
Tonight (October 7) there is a spider spinning a web in the same spot that is a bit slower. I would not be surprised if it was the same spider - a Furrow Orbweaver has been out there ever since the babies appeared, growing larger and larger. Some overwinter as adults (maybe it depends on the severity of the Winter), so maybe it will still be there in Spring!
Found under the house light in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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In the first comment box below is an adult Furrow Orbweaver (different one) which was found in some weeds.
Cribellate orbweaver, Uloborus sp., in her web. These spiders are not closely related to orbweavers in the family Araneidae. These spin fluffy trapping threads, not sticky ones, and the spiders themselves lack venom glands. Estero Llano Grande State Park, Texas, USA, November 10, 2021.
This spider lives in my garden :)
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Found this beautiful spider and web hanging from the soffit on the back of my house. The web was swaying in the breeze, which made getting this photo a challenge. The next morning, the web was gone.
This is a fabulous spider! I've been finding so many tiny arachnids that are too small to photograph. Luckily this one was a bit bigger.
I put out our blacklight at night to "catch" insects, but many orbweavers, like this Neoscona crucifera, put up their webs to snare bugs. Giant City State Park, Illinois, USA, July 25, 2025.
This spotted orbweaver or Hentz orbweaver was slowly slurping up the insides of this poor green lacewing.
Esta araña de cruz lentamente sorbÃa las entrañas de esta pobre crisopa verde.
I am not absolutely sure of the ID, but one thing for sure, this guy was big. The pattern of lines are the marks of a pressure treated piece of lumber, that can give you a sense of scale.
It was not going anywhere so I got out the tripod and macro lens and shot a few different focus stacks. I did move in for one set of shots and it turned out well, but decided on this one because it contained the entire spider.
Definitely this one needs to be viewed full to get the maximum impact, and I have posted the full sized shot. I am pretty stoked with how it turned out. One thing about focus stacking is that you can not see how it looks until you have processed it and ran it through some kind of stacking software.
first photo taken this morning and the second on this afternoon after she had obviously mated and started to eat Daddy
Found in our still-producing okra patch in the backyard with the fence as a backdrop. So tiny! It was windy, too. Houston, Texas. HA 28!