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Orb-weaver

Metepeira sp.

Photo by CoralAvery
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Field Notes

Description:

Tiny brown spider with orange markings on it's rump.

Habitat:

Spotted on fireplace tools by pool in Escondido, California.

Notes:

My mom took these photos for me with her camera once I spotted it.

Reference Links:

Genus Metepeira - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Orb-weaver

Metepeira sp.

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CindyBinghamKeiser
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Comments (4)
CoralAvery
It's definitely an orb weaver, but probably not trash line. Thanks for the suggestion though.
CoralAvery
Thanks, it looks similar to the one on this site: http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/spiders/Cyclosa%20turbinata.htm
Carol Snow Milne
A type of orb weaver spider. That is weird. I just posted the left over victims. This is what that stuff looks like.

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International Spider Survey

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PublishedNovember 8, 2011

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