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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Eustala » Eustala conchlea
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3 hump orbweaver - Eustala conchlea - female
Copyright © 2015 maycwindu

3 hump orbweaver - Eustala conchlea - Female
Santa Cruz County, California, USA
March 15, 2015
Not far below her was a smaller dark grey male orbweaver. I found her in an unused patch in the garden.

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3 hump orbweaver - Eustala conchlea - female 3 hump orbweaver - Eustala conchlea - female 3 hump orbweaver - Eustala conchlea - female
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Contributed by maycwindu on 23 March, 2015 - 8:10pm
Last updated 1 April, 2015 - 7:45am

Moved
Moved from Eustala. Yes, this looks right to me too.
… Lynette Elliott, 1 April, 2015 - 7:45am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Lynette Elliott, 24 March, 2015 - 8:03am login or register to post comments

Looks to be Eustala
Did you happen to get a side shot where we can see the shape of the back of the abdomen from the side?
Is this what you mean by 3-hump?
… john and jane balaban, 23 March, 2015 - 8:28pm login or register to post comments

 
update
yes, i went and had a second photoshoot with her. never realized what was going on with the rear end was important for differentiating Eustala spp.
… maycwindu, 26 March, 2015 - 12:58am login or register to post comments

 
3-hump
I don't really see the typical 3-hump look on this spider. I must be missing something.
… Lynette Elliott, 30 March, 2015 - 7:50am login or register to post comments

 
maybe eustala conchlea
initially i mistook her to have shoulder humps, but after a second photoshoot i realized this to not be the case. given the area, i think she's E. conchlea.
… maycwindu, 31 March, 2015 - 5:35pm login or register to post comments

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