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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynes  » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Spotted Orbweavers (Neoscona) » Western Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona oaxacensis)
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Orb Weaver - Neoscona oaxacensis - female
Copyright © 2006 Gary Park

Orb Weaver - Neoscona oaxacensis - Female
Van Nuys: Sepulveda Wildlife Area, Los Angeles County, California, USA
August 6, 2006
Darker in color than most, no wed decorations
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Contributed by Gary Park on 20 October, 2007 - 12:45pm
Last updated 9 November, 2007 - 3:18pm

Not an ID
Just commenting that it looks a lot like this Neoscona oaxacensis
… John R. Maxwell, 20 October, 2007 - 3:09pm login or register to post comments

 
I would agree.
This is apparently a very common spider in the sw US.
… Eric R. Eaton, 9 November, 2007 - 3:18pm login or register to post comments

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