You'll get all kinds of cuts Halloween pics, pumpkins and spider decor, almost nothing spider related. So trying to find the 'real name' for pumpkin spiders is almost impossible. It's ◼ Araneus diadematus, or European garden spider. They're Orb Weavers, and they make huge webs, they themselves start out small and skinny every fall, but get big, fat and round, looking like orange pumpkins. Not generally poisonous.
They're the only ones I like. And I don't usually disturb them. You do have to look out for them as you go down any path, the webs are quite large and intricate. The only time I draw the line is when they put the web right in the doorway.
Image source: http://www.nicksspiders.com/nicksspiders/araneusdiadematus.htm
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