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I first ran into this character last month and thought to myself that it was actually a really pretty looking spider. Of course my guys didn't appreciate my fascination and just wanted me to get rid of it. Don't worry, I didn't hurt it I only moved it out of out way. Then I came here to AR, posted a picture asking if anyone could tell me what kind of spider this is. After a few hours Vince Santos had my answer, it's a Marbled Orb Weaver.

Marbled Orb Weaver

Today I ran into her again in a different section of the Pocono's. I had my camera and just couldn't help myself.

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Posted by Suesan Jenifer Therriault on 11/15/2009 05:29 PM

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19 Comments on Active Rain Animal Photography | Marbled Orb Weaver

NOV

Pretty creepy there, Suesan.

Suesan, I am not into spiders, but as spiders go, that is a cool looking spider. It is one that I am unfamiliar with.

Sandra- shall we say creepy in more ways than one? LOL

Tony and Darcy- I will not lie. I happen to like spiders and I found this one to be pretty neat looking.

Sue - I love to watch spiders. They are amazing and beautiful creatures. And in my basement they're my ally as they love to eat scorpions.

Susan,

It is very pretty, is it dangerous and how big is it?

John I have a soft spot for them as well. In my house I will relocate them if their presence bothers someone, but as a rule they are left alone to do what spiders do. Our girls think I'm nuts, but the boys seem to understand. LOL

Brenda, far as I can tell they don't pose any danger to us. This one was about ½ inch but I believe they can grow to as much as ¾ of an inch.

Suesan, Cool looking spider, but I can't help but get the creeps. I have a web in the window outside my office. I've been watching her catch her supper and work on her web for a while.

Dan look at this way, she catching all the critters that like to feast on you. LOL

Suesan - That's a really exotic looking spider you've photo captured there! I've not ever seen anything like it!

Myrl I had never seen one until last month. The only reason I know what it is because Vince Santos sent me a link to a website with the info. I was attracted to the size and color. Now I'm hoping to find one working on a web so I can photograph the web.

Sue, I have an aversion to spiders. This is a beauty as far as spiders go, but I just can't bring myself to like the little critters. Yes they do good things, but I have been bitten THREE times by brown recluse spiders, in the last house we owned. I really really get creeped out when I see them. I will use weapons of mass destruction to get them out of my way.

Andrea, I hope you mean a shoe? I can assure you that the 12-gauge might be overkill. LOL. The Brown Recluse got my hubby Mike as well last year. He was fortunate; he didn't have any of the horrible reactions I saw on the Internet.

I hope you were equally as fortunate. From everything I've read the Brown Recluse has a very nasty bite and the poison can eat away muscle tissue.

NOV

Nice spots and color, but I think I can only warm up to puppies, horses, and perhaps rabbits... not spiders.

Suesan-OMG OMG OMG! I have never seen a spider like that and I hope I never do. Can you tell I do not like spiders? I don't think I could hold the camera steady enough to take a picture that close. I would not want to take my eye off the spider long enough to focus the camera. eeewwww!

You got me, Suesan! I fully expected to see a bird! LOL

Debi

There are about 2,700 species of the orb weaver spiders, but the marbled orb weavers are by far the prettiest, and they build the most awesome webs. In some areas they are called common garden spiders because that's where they like to live. Whenever you see those cool pictures of the spider web with dewdrops on it, those are orb weaver spider webs. I had one living on my patio recently, a young one. Zoey the Cool Cat and I were watching her build her web each night. I was hoping she had a nice secluded home where she could grow up nice and big so I could get some cool pictures of her and her web and put them on ActiveRain. Alas, I'm afraid she didn't make it past a couple of weeks of age. I suspect a bird or rodent got to her. I was so sad.

Best wishes!

NOV

How nice of you not to kill it. Our first impulse would be to SMASH it!!

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