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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Araneus
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Araneus - male
Copyright © 2015 Alice Abela

Araneus - Male
Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
January 12, 2015
Size: ~5mm head+body
Found in sandy Burton Mesa chaparral habitat. Looked to be a subadult male, he was in the process of constructing his web when photographed. He's much larger than other A. montereyensis looking males I've observed previously.

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Contributed by Alice Abela on 13 January, 2015 - 9:57pm
Last updated 21 February, 2015 - 1:27pm

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Moved from Spiders.
… Alice Abela, 14 February, 2015 - 11:59am login or register to post comments

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Moved from ID Request. We'll have to think about this one. Let's keep in mind that is was found near this one
… Lynette Elliott, 14 January, 2015 - 7:12am login or register to post comments

 
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Also found next to where was found, there are lots of spiders out and about.
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