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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Spotted Orbweavers (Neoscona) » Western Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona oaxacensis)
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Spotted spider - Neoscona oaxacensis - female
Copyright © 2012 Carol Davis

Spotted spider - Neoscona oaxacensis - Female
Antelope Island, Davis County, Utah, USA
June 20, 2012
Has spots like a Six-spotted orb weaver but a longitudinal groove on the carapace like a Neoscona.
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Contributed by Carol Davis on 7 September, 2012 - 7:39pm
Last updated 8 September, 2012 - 7:44am

Thank you!
Thanks to all for your help.
… Carol Davis, 8 September, 2012 - 8:01pm login or register to post comments

(Juvenile) Moved to Western Spotted Orbweave
Moved from ID Request. I don't see how it could be anything else. There are a few pics with some faint hints of lines


Though it's certainly not something I think of when I think of this species. Perhaps it's just a juvenile trait?
… Lynette Elliott, 8 September, 2012 - 7:44am login or register to post comments

And what are those longitudinal black lines down the legs?
Haven't seen that before
… john and jane balaban, 7 September, 2012 - 9:01pm login or register to post comments

 
...
Maybe it's wet and the hair is plastered down?
… Laura P., 7 September, 2012 - 9:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Lines
Very unusual! I did some searching, but couldn't find anything quite like it.
… Kyron Basu, 7 September, 2012 - 10:11pm login or register to post comments

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