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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Metepeira » Coastal Counties of California (Metepeira Coastal Counties of California)
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Riley Spider #3 - All Over The Place - Metepeira - male
Copyright © 2010 Ron Hemberger

Riley Spider #3 - All Over The Place - Metepeira - Male
Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, California, USA
April 3, 2010
First seen on the underside of a small flower

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Riley Spider #3 - All Over The Place - Metepeira - male Riley Spider #3 - All Over The Place - Metepeira - male Riley Spider #3 - All Over The Place - Metepeira - male
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 4 April, 2010 - 11:48pm
Last updated 20 January, 2013 - 3:08pm

Moved
Moved from Metepeira.
… john and jane balaban, 20 January, 2013 - 3:08pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders. I moved three to the guide page and frassed the rest. Nice find.
… Lynette Elliott, 5 April, 2010 - 9:08am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, all
Eric and Mandy for ID, Lynette for move, editing and kind words.
… Ron Hemberger, 5 April, 2010 - 10:24am login or register to post comments

 
You're welcome
Now go find his girlfriend and get both sides of her. :)
… Lynette Elliott, 5 April, 2010 - 2:40pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm on it, Lynette
She should be larger, right? Maybe easier to shoot then.
… Ron Hemberger, 5 April, 2010 - 8:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
females of Metepeira are a little larger, so maybe easier for you. Good luck!
… Lynette Elliott, 5 April, 2010 - 8:09pm login or register to post comments

Male orb weaver.
I think this might be a male labyrinth spider, genus Metepeira. Let's see what others say.
… Eric R. Eaton, 5 April, 2010 - 1:41am login or register to post comments

 
I agree
:)
… Mandy Howe, 5 April, 2010 - 5:00am login or register to post comments

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