A Decoration By An Orb Weaver

October 21, 2026

Orb-weaver Spiders seem to enjoy being on my back porch. And to my way of thinking, they help decorate for Halloween. Spinning their flat, wheel-shaped circular webs, making the beginnings of a haunted house look.

Orb-weavers seem to be everywhere, their family of Araneidae includes the most widely distributed spiders in the world.

_______________________

If you would like to receive my daily blog posts by email, sign up here!

Published by

Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.

2 thoughts on “A Decoration By An Orb Weaver”

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *