Tiny orb-weaver spider on an oak leaf
This is another shot of the tiny Orb-Weaver Spider (Araneus, Araneidae) near its web on a Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia, Fagaceae). The spider really is really tiny, less than 1/8 inch. I believe this one is either Araneus bispinosus or Araneus montereyensis, see Alice Abelia's comment on this photo. The spider is on one of those aphid-induced "rolled leaf galls" of Woolly Oak Aphids in the genus Stegophylla of the Aphididae, this photo. (San Marcos Pass, 21 December 2021)
Tiny orb-weaver spider on an oak leaf
This is another shot of the tiny Orb-Weaver Spider (Araneus, Araneidae) near its web on a Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia, Fagaceae). The spider really is really tiny, less than 1/8 inch. I believe this one is either Araneus bispinosus or Araneus montereyensis, see Alice Abelia's comment on this photo. The spider is on one of those aphid-induced "rolled leaf galls" of Woolly Oak Aphids in the genus Stegophylla of the Aphididae, this photo. (San Marcos Pass, 21 December 2021)