This spider was found in around 23 degree C weather weaving its characteristic flat, circular web, directly under a paper wasp. It was found on an emergency telephone pole near ISA on campus. The species of spider was identified by the characteristic orange-brown cephalothorax and the rounded white orb with parallel grey markings on it. It was the only spider found when it was observed. It was found in a urban habitat (emergency phone pole) and due to its 2 body segments and eight legs, it can be classified in the arachnida class. It is found along the south coast of the Unites States, from Mexico to Florida.

Araneidae Metazygia wittfeldae. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/fieldbio/arachnids_cohen_weiner/A-Met-w.html