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Guarding eggs - Enoplognatha ovata - female
Copyright © 2009 G Whiz

Guarding eggs - Enoplognatha ovata - Female
Alameda County, California, USA
September 2, 2009
Size: ~1/4 in. (6 mm)
Inside a long, loosely woven tunnel of webbing, closed on all sides, on the underside of a chard leaf and partly covering the midrib, which is the lower white area in this photo.

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Guarding eggs - Enoplognatha ovata - female Guarding eggs - Enoplognatha ovata - female Guarding eggs - Enoplognatha ovata - female
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Contributed by G Whiz on 3 September, 2009 - 11:59pm
Last updated 4 September, 2009 - 10:37am

Moved
Moved from Spiders.

Then it seems that there's a population of that species here. This male, with a different color form: was in the yard a few months ago. I haven't seen him since.
… G Whiz, 4 September, 2009 - 10:37am login or register to post comments

 
Yes, I have also found E. ovata
Tends to have quite a population in my area as well. Once you find one, you usually find many in that same area.
… Lynette Schimming, 4 September, 2009 - 5:53pm login or register to post comments

Probably Enoplognatha ovata
The only other possibility would be the sibling E.latimana, and that typically has smaller black spots than E. ovata. E. ovata is the one usually found in curled leaves.
… Lynette Schimming, 4 September, 2009 - 10:13am login or register to post comments

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