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    Aug 29, 2007, 09:52 AM
    What kind of spider is this?
    Was cleaning my windows and disturbed this little guy... Have never seen anything like this before. New to Northwest Indiana and unfamiliar with the native bugs.
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    Aug 29, 2007, 10:50 AM
    Araneus Marmoreus information
    The spider in the middle of the opening page for this web page is a very common spider throughout the northern hemisphere. In Ohio it is found during the warm months of the year, usually in or near woods. It is called the "marbled orbweaver" and its scientific name is Araneus marmoreus.
    Polymorphic - This spider has many color varieties. The most common form has an orange front part of the body (cephalothorax) with orange/white/black banded legs. The abdomen on this form is either orange or yellow with a pattern that resembles a face to some observers. Other color varieties include one that is very pale tan or yellow, sometimes with a black spot in the middle of the abdomen.
    Harmless - This species, as is common to members of the orbweaver family, is not known to bite humans. It preys on a variety of flying insects.
    Nocturnal - The spiders build their web at dusk and either wait in the web or in a retreat near the web at night for prey to strike the web. Then the spider runs out and wraps the prey in silk. After the prey is immobilized, the prey is bitten and eventually eaten. Some individuals stay in their webs during the day, but this is not common. They typically rebuild their web each day, or at least the sticky spiral orb part.
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    The picture you attached is possibly a female of this species.:)

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    Thanks Ruby,for your vote of confidence...
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