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Western Spotted Orbweaver

Neoscona oaxacensis

Description:

Gray spider with black and orange pattern on the abdomen. The long legs are gray and black striped. There was a poor web that may have been recently destroyed by prey but this is an orb weaver. A yellow version of this species can be seen at my other spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/121...

Habitat:

California Buckwheat along trail.

Notes:

This was spotted by one of my teen nature enthusiasts :)

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2 Comments

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 10 months ago

Thank you so much Mayra!

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 10 months ago

Wow!!!!! Fascinating capture!!!

San Diego, California, USA

Lat: 33.06, Long: -117.07

Spotted on Jul 5, 2012
Submitted on Jul 6, 2012

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