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Trashline Orb Weaver spider reclining in California Buckwheat

Here is another little Trashline Orb Weaver (Cyclosa, Araneidae) spider reclining on one of last summer's flower heads of California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum, Polygonaceae). Hah - it looks like a chaise lounge designed by Gaudí or Dr. Seuss! These spiders seem particularly common in the woods right now, and they are very photogenic - compare my [Previous] photo. Yes, they always do have that odd hump on their abdomens. (San Marcos Pass, 6 April 2020)

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Uploaded on April 7, 2020
Taken on April 6, 2020