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Metepeira spinipes - female
Copyright © 2010 R.J. Adams

Metepeira spinipes - Female
Elkhorn Slough, Monterey County, California, USA
November 14, 2010
Closer image of female. Part of a small aggregation of these semi-colonial spiders in a Coast Live Oak.

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Metepeira spinipes - female Metepeira spinipes - female
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Contributed by R.J. Adams on 15 November, 2010 - 9:33pm

Interesting outline
Is that irregular outline part of a leaf or something the spider has incorporated into the overhead structure? Are there egg sacs in there?

Nice pictures.
… John Sloan, 16 November, 2010 - 12:25am login or register to post comments

 
retreat
Thank you!

The retreat is a slightly curled oak leaf. That gives it its jagged edges. There should be numerous egg sacs stacked within. While this is a small aggregation, its not uncommon to find several trees or bushes with over a hundred interwoven webs running through them.
… R.J. Adams, 16 November, 2010 - 8:46am login or register to post comments

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