Photo 29242787, (c) K Schneider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by K Schneider

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kschnei

Date

December 16, 2018 10:36 AM PST

Description

Thanks to a tip from D Seabury, I was able to find an interesting aggregation of this species, consisting of about 15-20 retreats amidst a complex network of orb webs and connective webbing. The spiders and webbing were placed in two adjacent six-foot-high conifers with a smaller Baccharis shrub between them. I collected two females and both key to this species. Comments welcome. Interestingly, an adult female A. gemma was present in the web complex as well.

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