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This may be a type of Orb Weaver
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- Submitted: Apr 16, 2018
- Photographed: Apr 16, 2018
- Spider: Mastophora (Bolas Spiders)
- Location: West Melbourne , Florida, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes: Dorsal, Webs
Help identify this spider
Apr 29, 2018
Apr 28, 2018
Hempstead, 
Hi, and welcome to the site. Yes, this is one of the Araneidae orb weavers. Yours is a female Mastophora genus, commonly called bolas spiders. These may resemble bird dropping for their camouflage, amazing hunting by swinging a silk like with a blob on the end to catch prey. Nice find.
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Yes, this is a Bolas Spider (Mastophora sp.). Lovely find. Too many options in FL for me to be sure of species. Welcome to Spider ID. 🙂