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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Spotted Orbweavers (Neoscona) » Neoscona crucifera
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Hanging Spider - Neoscona crucifera - male
Copyright © 2010 Michael H. Schmidt

Hanging Spider - Neoscona crucifera - Male
Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA
October 3, 2010
Size: 1.5 cm legspan
Hanging from what seemed to be a single line, about 10 ft below the eaves of my house. No web visible, although perhaps there was one higher up I couldn't see (it was night, and dark). It almost looks to be a "deflated" Neoscona, maybe crucifera--but the abdomen just looks too small.

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Contributed by Michael H. Schmidt on 3 October, 2010 - 2:48am
Last updated 13 November, 2011 - 7:59pm

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… john and jane balaban, 8 October, 2010 - 7:29pm login or register to post comments

Yes looks to be Neoscona crucifera
The adult males often seem to have these proportions with a small abdomen.
… john and jane balaban, 3 October, 2010 - 3:47pm login or register to post comments

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