I found this spider in my back yard, high up on a window sill near the pool. It is about 1.5 inches in diameter and was found in Southern California (Riverside) in mid August.
It looks a lot like a Garden Spider...but the pattern on the back is wrong and it is not a vivid yellow...it is more of a yellowish brown.
Another shot.
It looks like one of the orb weaver garden spiders. They eat lots of bugs.
He moved and I got an even better shot. Now that I can see him better, the I think the color is more grey and yellowish brown?
Maybe the Western Spotted Orbweaver, Neoscona oaxacensis
Hmmm, I don't think so. The markings are not quite right, and my spider is not "furry", except maybe a little bit on the pinchers (or whatever those things up front are called).
Nice picture on the blinds, it looks like the spider is glowing.
