Attractive spider I can't identify
This is a tiny spider on a dead leaf of Southern Bush Monkeyflower (Mimulus aurantiacus var. pubescens, Phrymaceae). It looks something like an Orb Web Weaver spider in the family Araneidae, but I can't find it in my book. It's really tiny, about 870 pixels long in this 1:1 macro shot, which comes to 3.4 mm, about 1/8 inch. (See here for how I figured.) This spider seems to have a "glittery patch" on its back - maybe glandular? It's an attractive spider. (San Marcos Pass, 2 May 2018)
Attractive spider I can't identify
This is a tiny spider on a dead leaf of Southern Bush Monkeyflower (Mimulus aurantiacus var. pubescens, Phrymaceae). It looks something like an Orb Web Weaver spider in the family Araneidae, but I can't find it in my book. It's really tiny, about 870 pixels long in this 1:1 macro shot, which comes to 3.4 mm, about 1/8 inch. (See here for how I figured.) This spider seems to have a "glittery patch" on its back - maybe glandular? It's an attractive spider. (San Marcos Pass, 2 May 2018)