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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Araneus » Cat-Faced Spider (Araneus gemmoides)
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Unknown spider - Araneus gemmoides
Copyright © 2008 Nita

Unknown spider - Araneus gemmoides
Stevens County, Washington, USA
August 29, 2008
Size: Unsure, maybe 1 inches
There are 2 of these spiders (in corners like this one) beneath our patio roof. They just sit there. One of the spiders sits above the concrete, so below it are lots of droppings and bits and pieces of whatever. First of all, is it "dangerous"? I don't think most spiders are; I'm just scared of them!! And secondly, of course, what is it? Thanks.

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Contributed by Nita on 29 August, 2008 - 8:40pm
Last updated 30 August, 2008 - 10:30pm

Harmless Orb Weaver
in the genus Araneus - maybe Cat-faced?
… john and jane balaban, 29 August, 2008 - 9:16pm login or register to post comments

 
gemmoides vs. gemma
Hi John and Jane. I found a site that explains a visual difference between these two. See Spider Watch.
… Lynette Elliott, 30 August, 2008 - 9:02am login or register to post comments

 
That's great! So this is
Araneus gemmoides, then?
… john and jane balaban, 30 August, 2008 - 9:56am login or register to post comments

 
Araneus gemmoides
Thanks for your IDs. "My" 2 spiders certainly look more like the pictures of the A. gemmoides and not A. gemma, so I'll start calling them "Kitty, kitty"... Freaky still, but very fascinating.
… Nita, 30 August, 2008 - 10:15pm login or register to post comments

 
based on the comments
in the link, I would say yes.
… Lynette Elliott, 30 August, 2008 - 10:11pm login or register to post comments

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