Trashline Orbweaver

The spider in this photo is a Cyclosa sp. It can be seen, by zooming in to the extreme left cluster on the Trashline, where it is hiding. However, even if the spider could not be seen, the style of this web and its web decoration are unmistakable. Some Cyclosa spp. create a web with a trashline decoration, but do not add a silk stabilimentum. Other spp. do the opposite. They build a web with a silk stabilimentum, but do not add a trashline. When both a trashline and a stabilimentum are present, on the web, that is pretty much the "hallmark" of a Cyclosa spider.