salttaxa's Identifications

Orbweaver Spiders are in the Arachnids (Arachnida) Class. Spiders are not insects, they are Arachnids. Arachnids are joint-legged invertebrate animals (Arthropods) that have 2 body segments, the cephalothorax and the abdomen, and 8 legs. Arachnida includes, among others, spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, pseudoscorpions, harvestmen, camel spiders, whip spiders and vinegaroons.

Field Guide to Spiders of California and the Pacific Coast States, RJ Adams and Tim Manolis, 2014, pp. 3-8.

Field Guide to California Insects, by Kip Will, J. Gross, D. Rubinoff , J. Powell, 2nd ed., 2020

BugGuide: Arthropods: Photos of Insects, Spiders & Their Kin (US & Canada), clickable categories or use search bar (scientific name): https://bugguide.net/node/view/3/bgpage

Field Guide to Spiders of California and the Pacific Coast States, RJ Adams and Tim Manolis, 2014

Spiders in Your Neighborhood: A Field Guide, Revised and Expanded Paperback, 2022, Patrick Stadille

Spider Eye Arrangements (for each family) Lynette Elliott: https://bugguide.net/node/view/84423

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Phanias albeolus is a member of Typical Jumping Spiders, Subfamily Salticinae.
Link to confirmed Phanias albeolus observation nearby: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35729483