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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Araneus » illaudatus/gemmoides (Araneus illaudatus/gemmoides)
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unidentified Araneus 2 - Araneus - female
Copyright © 2009 FFNaturalist

unidentified Araneus 2 - Araneus - Female
Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
November 1, 2009
possibly the same spider, this one with egg case.
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Contributed by FFNaturalist on 14 November, 2009 - 6:36pm
Last updated 22 August, 2014 - 2:35pm

Moved
Moved from Araneus.
… Laura P., 22 August, 2014 - 2:35pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Lynette Elliott, 16 November, 2009 - 9:23am login or register to post comments

Yes
this one does appear to be the cat-faced spider. I cropped and unlinked them since we're not sure they are the same spider. If you can get an epigyne shot we could tell species for sure. See example here. These spiders aren't dangerous.
… Lynette Elliott, 15 November, 2009 - 12:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks...
I appreciate it, Lynette. I understand they're variable, but it just amazes me that the light ones (yellowish without markings) and these are the same species!

No worries about danger-- I've been enjoying watching these for years. Thanks for the ID.
… FFNaturalist, 15 November, 2009 - 1:13pm login or register to post comments

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