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Orb Weaver Spider

Metepeira sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

Black and white spider with striped legs, spotted abdomen and gray cephalothorax. It makes a double web. One is an orb web the other is a trash filled cone that the spider houses in and leaves the remains of its kill. There is a web that connects the center of the orb web to the conical web.

Habitat:

Backyard in the corner of a wire fence.

Notes:

Metepeira species

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Thank you martinl. I looked at BugGuide in hopes of an ID but this genus is difficult to ID! I didn't look at M. labyrinthea because I didn't think it was found in Cali but then we tend to get a lot of organisms from other parts of the country and world through various methods. I have to admit it looks quite possible!
MartinL
What an excellent study of this resourceful orb spider. This link may be useful for you. http://bugguide.net/node/view/38516/bgimage

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PublishedDecember 26, 2011

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