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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. It has a Holarctic distribution.

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1. (c) cotinis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/pcoin/1489558875/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araneus_marmoreus

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