Marbled Orb Weaver Male Vs Female

These spiders vary greatly in color shape and size.

Marbled orb weaver male vs female.

It has a holarctic distribution. Male 8mm family araneidae spiders index orb weavers comprise a huge family of spiders with 3500 species worldwide 180 of which call north america home. She s a man eater and that s ok with male orb weaving spiders. Sometimes both the male and female die after the mating.

They have eight eyes arranged in two horizontal rows of four eyes each. But researchers say a type of male orb weaving spider selects the female which will cannibalize him afterward. After making the web they hide in a silk retreat. The commonly seen garden orb weavers are 2 to 3 centimetres in length for the female and 1 5 to 2 centimetres for the male in body length.

Araneus marmoreus commonly called the marbled orb weaver is a species of spider belonging to the family araneidae it is sometimes also called the pumpkin spider from the resemblance of the female s inflated abdomen to an orange pumpkin. Araneus marmoreus is most often sighted outdoors and during. The spider species araneus marmoreus commonly known as marbled orb weaver belongs to the genus araneus in the family araneidae araneus marmoreus spiders have been sighted 70 times by contributing members. Most are stout reddish brown or grey spiders with a leaf shaped pattern on their fat roughly triangular abdomens which also have two noticeable humps towards the front.

The male strokes the body of a female with his legs during the courtship. Marbled orb weaver spider araneus marmoreus size female 15mm.