A marbled orb spider in Bethesda

[Chichitoto]

 

[ACSAPA]

Are they venomous? His carapace is pretty but his legs are kind of creepy. Spiders are interesting but I'm also a little bit afraid of them.

 

[claudine]

This spider looks dangerous! How big it is? If I saw it in person, I would run away screaming Spiders terrify me, I hate everything about them

 

[kevinkimers]

Ok, skin crawling and heart racing. Spiders can be so beautiful (their designs, colors, and webs) but they freak me out. I see a spider I call someone to take it outside. I don't kill them though. They are too important to bug control.

 

[claudine]

Kevinkimers, I don't kill spiders either It's not their fault that they're so creepy and ugly When I see one, I just scream and wait for help, lol. And then I ask the person who wants to save me to toss the nasty creature outside.

 

[JessiFox]

Oh wow, pretty spider but it looks really scary and potentially venomous as well? The legs almost look like something Tim Burton thought up . I'd keep my distance, but it is a great photo.

 

[Marck]

The Marbled Orb-weaver (Araneus marmoratus) is symphony of exotic beauty and precision design.

Since several poster asked, yes, she is venomous. All spiders are venomous, that's how they hunt their prey. Only a minority of them have enough venom to seriously poison most people, and most of them are helping mankind by thinning the ranks of the plant-eaters and disease-spreaders.