CLOSED: What kind of spider could this be? a type of crab?

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troutlule Hot Springs, VA Oct 03, 2008

Found this last Monday in Hidden Valley in Bath County, VA; tomorrow it will most like be dead as we are expecting a frost tonight.
Any ideas about what kind of spider this is? Thanks!

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troutlule Hot Springs, VA Oct 03, 2008

Here is a photo of the spider's underside.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Oct 03, 2008

It's called a Marbled Orb Weaver, Araneus marmoreus. Great pics! I hope you'll add them to the BugFiles page for this spider.

http://www.cirrusimage.com/Arachnid_marbled_orbweaver.htm

http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/2083/

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troutlule Hot Springs, VA Oct 03, 2008

Yes, I finally found it somewhere else and will add it to the BugFiles! Thanks!

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Oct 03, 2008

Let us know if it's still around after the frost - I'd be surprised if it dies just because of a frost, but maybe. I remember watching the Barn Spiders (another Orb Weaver) on my windows in Maine all winter long and marveling that they could live through that cold. They didn't move much, but they did the next spring.

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