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Western Spotted Orbweaver

Neoscona oaxacensis

Description:

Large, rounded, yellow orbweaver with a spotted abdomen. This species is quite variable. A dark version of this species can be seen at my other spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/120...

Habitat:

California Buckwheat along trail at Lake Hodges.

Notes:

Only 1 more to go until #2,000! This was spotted by one of my teen nature enthusiasts :)

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6 Comments

Thanks Emma!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

lovely!

Thank you Maria :)

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

very nice series!

This was a wonderful find! I haven't seen this one before.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Beautiful pattern on the spider and lovely flowers

San Diego, California, USA

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

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