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SpidersIn Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Marbled Orbweaver

Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757

Marbled Orbweaver in all of Ohio
Marbled Orbweaver (Araneus marmoreus)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Araneae
Family
Araneidae
Genus
Araneus
Near Cuyahoga County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 2 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (23)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (62)
  • Recorded, season not shown (1)
  • Season shown (2)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Marbled Orbweaver by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County40 · Season shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina County24 · Season shown
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yet
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Cuyahoga County

Mid-July to early November, middle week Sep 13–19

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Recording in Cuyahoga County · records of all species each week, 92,154 in all

Records per week from 40 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 36 dates. Latest record: September 2025.

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Records of Marbled Orbweaver in Cuyahoga County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Marbled OrbweaverYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000468
Jan 11–1700502
Jan 18–2400393
Jan 25–3100380
Feb 1–700590
Feb 8–1400504
Feb 15–2100455
Feb 22–2800583
Mar 1–700567
Mar 8–1400750
Mar 15–2100819
Mar 22–2800780
Mar 29 – Apr 4001,014
Apr 5–11001,655
Apr 12–18002,306
Apr 19–25001,857
Apr 26 – May 2004,135
May 3–9002,830
May 10–16002,640
May 17–23002,938
May 24–30002,903
May 31 – Jun 6002,621
Jun 7–13002,326
Jun 14–20002,465
Jun 21–27002,426
Jun 28 – Jul 4002,632
Jul 5–11002,765
Jul 12–18002,898
Jul 19–25332,860
Jul 26 – Aug 1002,736
Aug 2–8223,021
Aug 9–15112,627
Aug 16–22212,732
Aug 23–29112,388
Aug 30 – Sep 5323,076
Sep 6–12533,578
Sep 13–19543,735
Sep 20–26653,328
Sep 27 – Oct 3112,834
Oct 4–10322,275
Oct 11–17111,937
Oct 18–24001,181
Oct 25–31331,172
Nov 1–711893
Nov 8–1411854
Nov 15–2100485
Nov 22–2811552
Nov 29 – Dec 511448
Dec 6–1200498
Dec 13–1900458
Dec 20–2600575
Dec 27 – Jan 200709

In Ohio

Mid-July to mid-November, middle week Sep 20–26

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 548 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 360 dates. Latest record: November 2025.

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Records of Marbled Orbweaver in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Marbled OrbweaverYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–141110,384
Mar 15–211112,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–181139,925
Apr 19–250041,623
Apr 26 – May 20056,391
May 3–90052,952
May 10–161153,785
May 17–230057,698
May 24–301154,651
May 31 – Jun 61153,099
Jun 7–133253,700
Jun 14–200056,625
Jun 21–270055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 40058,477
Jul 5–113261,336
Jul 12–186464,722
Jul 19–2513769,753
Jul 26 – Aug 15359,416
Aug 2–88559,712
Aug 9–1517655,994
Aug 16–2213654,328
Aug 23–2919751,772
Aug 30 – Sep 536857,167
Sep 6–1247859,075
Sep 13–1948854,543
Sep 20–2657945,860
Sep 27 – Oct 335843,180
Oct 4–1053937,841
Oct 11–1724830,824
Oct 18–2426921,156
Oct 25–3150919,021
Nov 1–729914,172
Nov 8–1419612,621
Nov 15–21747,965
Nov 22–281558,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5646,083
Dec 6–12116,004
Dec 13–19115,423
Dec 20–26115,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Araneus recorded in Cuyahoga County

Cross OrbweaverAraneus diadematus

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus553 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Spotted Orbweaver Neoscona crucifera208 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Shamrock Orbweaver Araneus trifolium140 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Furrow Orbweaver Larinioides cornutus96 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Red-femured Spotted Orbweaver Neoscona domiciliorum60 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: recorded

Not reported in Ohio in January to February, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest48%31%
Developed40%49%
Farmland8%11%
Wetland3%5%
Grassland and shrub0.6%0.9%
Barren0.3%0.6%

From 315 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Cuyahoga County result

40 records from 1 dataset.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.