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Cat-faced spider

Araneus gemma

Photo by dane.a.hep
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Field Notes

Description:

Has an amazing face on the abdomen. Roughly the size of a 50 cent piece. The web seemed to be coming out with 4-5 strands and was very heavy duty.

Habitat:

Semi-arid sagebrush community.

Notes:

Awesome spider that I found on a doorway. Probably try to find a nice egg sack spot before winter. Coloring was neat where it was a creamy almost white abdomen.

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Araneus gemma

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
Mark Ridgway
It looks like some type of Orb weaving spider especially with those little 'horns' on it's shoulders. Orb Web Weaver (Araneidae) Araneus. http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopExt/4DMG/Pests/spiders.htm
dane.a.hep
Good questions. Sorry being a science teacher I should have known better. This one was between 3-4 cm in diameter.
Mark Ridgway
Weird spider! How big is a US 50cent ? (ours are huge)

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PublishedOctober 14, 2013

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