Comments & ID Thoughts
I think it's Araneus andrewsi but I don't know
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- Submitted: Apr 11, 2026
- Photographed: Apr 10, 2026
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: El Camino real, vista or oceanside, California, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers),High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks),Open field, pasture, prairie, grassland
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
You are likely spot on. My first hunch was Mastophora genus, a bolas spider
Species Araneus andrewsi – BugGuide.Net
Genus Mastophora – Bolas Spiders – BugGuide.Net