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Trash Line Spider

Cyclosa sp.

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

Another species of Trash Line Spider. While still around 5 mm in length and just as well camouflaged, this one has an elongated abdomen in the shape of a turban and completely lacks tubercles of any kind (see 2nd and last pictures). Family Araneidae.

Habitat:

Semi-rural residential area, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico 2,200 meters.

Notes:

See also https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/567956048/fullscreen and https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/722464744/fullscreen.
Jeremy Hussell of Canada writes "Cyclosa conica's range just barely extends into Mexico in the north. The shape of the abdomen is also somewhat different. I suspect this is C. coylei, or possibly C. jalapa. Either way, a great observation!" I haven't found good pictures of either C. coylei or C. jalapa, so I will leave it at Generic level only.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/52645
https://bugguide.net/node/view/48743/bgpage

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Comments (2)
AshleyT
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!

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International Spider Survey
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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
Mission
Mexico Horn of Plenty

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PublishedJune 22, 2019

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