Araneus marmoreus species. Araneus marmoreus 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. "Araneus marmoreus" is found throughout all of Canada to Alaska, the northern Rockies, from North Dakota to Texas, and then east to the Atlantic, as well as in Europe. It is one of the showiest orbweavers. Two main forms of this species are known. The nominate variety has an orange abdomen with black or brown
Hyas coarctatus of the walking legs is often more or less furry. "H. coarctatus" is found at both hard, stony, sandy and soft bottoms from 1 to 500 meters depth, though most often above 50 meters. "H. araneus" inhabits shallower depths. "H. coarctatus" is widely distributed in the North-East Atlantic and adjacent seas. The northern border is around the north and west coas5w of Spitsbergen and Barents Sea, in the south it is found down to the north-east coast of France, and in the east to the Western Baltic Sea, the Belt Sea and the Öresund. Hyas coarctatus Hyas coarctatus is a