Nature's Beauty

This beautiful lady was brought into the office today for identification.  She is a Marbled Orb Weaver and like most Orb spiders, she is not aggressive or dangerous to people.  Bites are rare and usually no worse than a wasp or bee sting.  



http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/marbled-orbweaver
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/spiders/orbweavers/orb.htm#marbled