Comments & ID Thoughts
No idea what kind of spider it is, but I found it on the batteries to Bluff Trail down to Marshal’s Beach in San Francisco. this is part of San Francisco’s Presidio.
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- Submitted: Dec 18, 2023
- Photographed: Dec 9, 2023
- Spider: Araneus trifolium (Shamrock Orb-weaver)
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
It’s an orb weaver, not medically significant to humans. I could be wrong, but my guess is a shamrock spider aka Araneus Trifolium
https://spiderid.com/spider/araneidae/araneus/trifolium/