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Large spider with distinctive genitalia - Eriophora edax
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Large spider with distinctive genitalia - Eriophora edax
Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego County, California, USA
May 23, 2018

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Contributed by Tim Robinson on 7 June, 2018 - 11:08am
Last updated 15 June, 2018 - 11:29am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Lynette Elliott, 15 June, 2018 - 11:29am

Wonder if it is Eriophora edax
Interesting color pattern
… john and jane balaban, 7 June, 2018 - 11:45am

 
Eriophora edax
Idk. The shape seems right, but the color pattern is so distinctive, it's hard to believe it's just a variation. I thought it might be a different species in that genus, but I haven't found a good match.
… Tim Robinson, 7 June, 2018 - 12:36pm

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