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Photo#633781
Orb weaver with prey - Metellina mimetoides

Orb weaver with prey - Metellina mimetoides
Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, California, USA
April 18, 2012
Size: 2.7 mm bl
Spotted in web near the ground and strung between rocks (talus) near the Merced River (elev. ~4000 ft., 1220 m), morning. Strong sunlight and the spider's extreme three-dimensionality precluded clear photos, but maybe the carapace pattern is distinctive.

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Metellina sp.
I think the pattern, shape & legs match M. mimetoides best. M. curtisi would be our other option.

Moved from Orb Weavers.

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