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Araneus species - Araneus gemmoides - female
Copyright © 2006 Mike ''troll'' Dame

Araneus species - Araneus gemmoides - Female
Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA
October 4, 2006
Size: 14mm body
found in a large cocoon structure made out of dry poison oak leaves n webbing attached to a fence post next to a poison oak bush. discovered when i spotted a couple strands of loose webbing from what i assumed to be an old orb web. never seen anything use poison oak leaves before. im thinking from looking at pics that its Araneus gemmoides but would like confermation

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Contributed by Mike "troll" Dame on 18 October, 2006 - 8:26pm
Last updated 31 August, 2008 - 2:34pm

Moved
Moved from Angulate and Roundshouldered Orbweavers.
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