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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Phonognathidae » Zygiella » Zygiella x-notata
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Spider on the Porch - Zygiella x-notata
Copyright © 2009 Robert Ransom

Spider on the Porch - Zygiella x-notata
San Pedro, Los Angeles County, California, USA
October 27, 2009
Size: 7/16" apx overall
A cobweb maker? or at least a somewhat expressionist orb weaver

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Spider on the Porch - Zygiella x-notata Spider on the Porch Ventral - Zygiella x-notata
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Contributed by Robert Ransom on 27 October, 2009 - 9:17am
Last updated 11 November, 2009 - 2:33pm

Moved
So I decided this must be x-notata for a couple reasons 1. location, 2. found on a building, and 3. triangular dark mark on carapace. Parazygiella dispar found in same range is usually found on coniferous trees and doesn't have the dark triangular mark.
… Lynette Elliott, 11 November, 2009 - 2:33pm login or register to post comments

orb weaver
It might be Zygiella. It is not dangerous.
… Lynette Elliott, 27 October, 2009 - 10:16am login or register to post comments

 
Looks familiar
The abdominal markings look like those of a population in my yard which is either Zygiella or Parazygiella. These are orb weavers, and 7/16 inch is about as big as they get. I'm also in California fairly near the coast. Rob, if you edit your submission to fill in the county, the records will be more complete.
… R. Berg, 27 October, 2009 - 11:31am login or register to post comments

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