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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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Spider in Amador County, CA at 3400' elevation - Araneus gemmoides
Copyright © 2012 mbgaudet

Spider in Amador County, CA at 3400' elevation - Araneus gemmoides
Amador Pines, Amador County, California, USA
September 6, 2012
Size: Over 1" legs extnded norm
Large abdomen, hairy legs, unusual looking back, like a cat face. Found inside a shop vac when my husband removed the filter to empty it.

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Spider in Amador County, CA at 3400' elevation - Araneus gemmoides Spider in Amador County, CA at 3400' elevation - Araneus gemmoides Spider in Amador County, CA at 3400' elevation - Araneus gemmoides
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Contributed by mbgaudet on 6 September, 2012 - 1:20pm
Last updated 7 September, 2012 - 1:27pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Laura P., 7 September, 2012 - 1:27pm login or register to post comments

A. gemmoides?
I agree, it looks most like A. gemmoides to me.
… Kyron Basu, 7 September, 2012 - 1:22pm login or register to post comments

Cat-Faced Spider
Looks like Araneus Gemmoides to me.
… Laura P., 6 September, 2012 - 3:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you. From my old Golde
Thank you. From my old Golden Guide I suspected an orb weaver, but it didn't show this one. I think this is a female.

How can I tell if you moved the photo for the "pros" to review, or if it is frassed? Just curious.

Thanks again,
Marcia Gaudet
… mbgaudet, 6 September, 2012 - 6:54pm login or register to post comments

 
...
Up at the top of the page it currently says it's in "ID request", it will say "Frass" if it's in Frass, "Spiders (Araneae)" if it's been set aside for the experts or "Cat-Faced Spider (Araneus gemmoides)" if one of the other editors agrees with the ID and decides to move it to species.
… Laura P., 6 September, 2012 - 8:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Excellent reply. Thank you.
Excellent reply. Thank you.
… mbgaudet, 6 September, 2012 - 8:52pm login or register to post comments

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