Tag Archives: Araneomorphae

09.14.2022 Web Wednesday-Marbled Orbweaver

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Just as large and hairy as the Spotted Orbweaver I posted a while back but a lot more beautiful. Marbled Orbweaver-Araneus marmoreus.  I don’t know if this is true for all this species but unlike the Spotted and other orbweavers … Continue reading →

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08.27.2022 Happy Spidurday!

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Steve Gingold

I am sure not everyone feels happy about this image but happily for you this hairy spider is in my yard and not yours.  😉 Spotted Orbweaver-Neoscona crucifera.  This lovely lady built her web from the top of one of … Continue reading →

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07.24.2022 Today I learned a new behavior and the word for it.

Posted on July 24, 2022 by Steve Gingold

While photographing in the yard Friday afternoon, I noticed a Goldenrod Crab spider with it’s bumblebee prey and made several photographs. (Note, this is not Nature at its prettiest but all part of the grand scheme of things.) Through the … Continue reading →

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08.08.2021 Wild nature in the home

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Steve Gingold

I am sure a couple of you might have run out of the room screaming if you found this on your bathroom vanity first thing in the morning. Obviously, I did run out of the room but to fetch my … Continue reading →

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