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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Phonognathidae » Zygiella » Zygiella x-notata
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Another nearby Cross spider - Zygiella x-notata - female
Copyright © 2011 Aaron Schusteff

Another nearby Cross spider - Zygiella x-notata - Female
San Mateo County, California, USA
October 13, 2011
Ventral view of another female, with its web very close to the web of the female in this series.
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Contributed by Aaron Schusteff on 19 November, 2011 - 12:40am
Last updated 5 February, 2024 - 1:47pm

Moved tentatively
Moved from Zygiella. Compare with
… Lynette Elliott, 10 November, 2012 - 8:30pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Orb Weavers. It could be Zygiella X-notata. It also might be a Parazygiella dispar, but I think it's Zygiella.
… Lynette Elliott, 20 April, 2012 - 9:16am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Cross Orbweaver.

Your picture of this spider shows the epigyne clearly enough to tell that it is a different species from A. diadematus, and possibly a different genus as well. The epigyne of A. diadematus has a long scape, for example, but that is not present in this specimen. Have you got a picture showing its top side? That would help, as well as a closer view of the epigyne.

It is not uncommon for different species of orb weaver to spin webs close to each other.

Beautiful picture, BTW!
… John Sloan, 19 November, 2011 - 2:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Different species can spin webs close to each other
Thanks for your comments...and for noticing this one is different. I just assumed they were the same due to their general resemblance and close proximity. Unfortunately, I only got one photo of this individual, so I can't provide a dorsal view.
… Aaron Schusteff, 20 November, 2011 - 5:08pm login or register to post comments

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