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15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Marbled Pumpkin Orb Weaver Spider

It was the week before Halloween when a friend brought this beautiful creature over to show us. Perfect timing. The child who saw it too had his phone with him. I told everyone it looked like a pumpkin. He entered pumpkin bug in SEARCH and there it was! Serendipity.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2017
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: Midlothian, Virginia, United States of America
Camera: COOLPIX S6800
Copyright: © Joyce Fenner