Common Name: Western spotted orbweaver
Family: Araneidae
Scientific Name: Neoscona oaxacensis
Size: 11 – 17 mm
Gender: female
Like our other two species of Neoscona, this one also leaves its retreat at dusk to rebuild its web and, when finished, hangs out, head down, in the hub of the web
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D35 (Anaheim, CA / 26 Oct. 05)