Family: Araneidae

Scientific Name: Metepeira crassipes

Size: See Image 5

Gender: Male

Behind the typical orb web is a tangle web that has within it a little tent. Metepeira hides in the tent (see view 4) while holding onto a signal line that goes to the hub of orb
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1-2 – D121 (Brea, Ca / 9 May 06) | 3-4 – D327 (Whittier, Ca / 8 Apr. 08) | 5-6 – D519 (Irvine, Ca / 10 May 10)