Araneus
(Angulate & Round-shouldered Orb-weavers)

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

• Submitted by: 
  
  bsimbu
• Submitted: Apr 24, 2018
• Photographed: Apr 24, 2018
• Spider: Araneus (Angulate & Round-shouldered Orb-weavers)
• Sex: 
  
  Male, Female,
• 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