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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Trashline Orbweavers (Cyclosa) » Cyclosa conica
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knobby profile - Cyclosa conica
Copyright © 2010 Beth Sands

knobby profile - Cyclosa conica
Bollinger canyon , Danville, Contra Costa County, California, USA
April 10, 2010
Size: 1cm
I have seen this spider here before , but it is tricky to get a good photo of it and it's unusual profile . This one makes a nice circular web with fine threads and an open spot in the middle . I came across a community of these fellows on a large Lupine bush in flower . This one had many bugs caught and wrapped in it's web . It got a little nervous when I took photos of it and it ran a ways then stopped and tucked it's legs in over it's eyes . It would be nice to know what the name of this fellow is since I have been calling it proboscus butt . Thank you soo much for any comments , sincerely Beth
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Contributed by Beth Sands on 11 April, 2010 - 11:38am
Last updated 14 April, 2010 - 9:07am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 14 April, 2010 - 9:07am login or register to post comments

and looks to be conica
see
… john and jane balaban, 11 April, 2010 - 1:55pm login or register to post comments

Might be one of the
Trashline Orbweavers (Cyclosa) - in the Guide here.

Just a possibility to consider while waiting for the spider experts to chime in.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 11 April, 2010 - 11:50am login or register to post comments

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