Comments & ID Thoughts
I believe this is a nest of newly hatched Agelenopsis spp. (grass spider). It was found near a funnel web with a agelenopsis spp. sitting inside the funnel. In a mostly hot and sunny location
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- Submitted: Apr 24, 2018
- Photographed: Apr 24, 2018
- Spider: Araneus (Angulate & Round-shouldered Orb-weavers)
- Sex:
- Maturity:Immature
- Location: Near University California Santa Cruz, California, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc),Forest
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes: Dorsal, Spiderlings, Webs
Found very near to a funnel web, in a mostly hot and sunny location.
Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 The funnel web is a coincidence. These are baby orbweavers, Araneus diadematus spiderlings look just like this but I can’t be sure of species with spiderlings.