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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Araneus » Araneus detrimentosus
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Green Orb Weaver - Araneus detrimentosus - female
Copyright © 2012 Larry Jon Friesen

Green Orb Weaver - Araneus detrimentosus - Female
Mission Canyon, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
May 27, 2012
Size: 2 mm
A very small orb weaver of coastal California even as an adult, this Green Orb Weaver is still young and only about 2 mm long. It appears that the brown setae on the abdomen are gradually lost or worn off as the spider grows, revealing the abdomen's green surface beneath.

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Green Orb Weaver - Araneus detrimentosus - female Green Orb Weaver - Araneus detrimentosus - female Green Orb Weaver - Araneus detrimentosus - female Green Orb Weaver - Araneus detrimentosus - female
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Contributed by Larry Jon Friesen on 2 July, 2012 - 3:24pm

Still subadult here?
Still subadult here?
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 3 July, 2012 - 7:06am login or register to post comments

 
Green and Brown Orb Weaver - Araneus detrimentosus
It's a beauty. At 2 mm I would guess it must still be a juvenile.
… Lynette Elliott, 3 July, 2012 - 8:44am login or register to post comments

Nice!
Lovely shot! Great addition to the guide.
… john and jane balaban, 2 July, 2012 - 7:33pm login or register to post comments

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