Roads End Naturalist

Exploring the natural world as we wander at the end of the road


Tag: marbled orbweaver spider

  • Halloween Spider

    The difference between utility and utility plus beauty is the difference between telephone wires and the spider web. ~Edwin Way Teale Every year about this time I run into (sometimes literally) one of my favorite spiders, the striking Marbled Orbweaver, Araneus marmoreus. This widespread beauty is usually seen in late summer and fall, hanging out Read more…