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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Araneus » Araneus gemma
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Which Orb Weaver? - Araneus gemma
Copyright © 2013 Barbara Boethling

Which Orb Weaver? - Araneus gemma
Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA
November 21, 2013
This spider was hanging on a rather tattered remnant of a web up in a tree; therefore, I assume it is some sort of orb weaver. Does anybody know what type it is?
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Contributed by Barbara Boethling on 21 November, 2013 - 7:15pm
Last updated 22 November, 2013 - 8:47am

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Moved from ID Request. I'm went ahead with A. gemma based on the dorsal white line. However, as mentioned below, both those other species can look very similar.
… Lynette Elliott, 22 November, 2013 - 8:47am login or register to post comments

Yes, perfectly harmless Orb Weaver
in the genus Araneus. Did you get a ventral image? Might be gemma, gemmoides, or illaudatus?
… john and jane balaban, 21 November, 2013 - 7:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Araneus gemma
I couldn't get a shot of the other side of the spider because I couldn't get the camera btw. it and the tree. Darn. Thanks for the ID folks.
… Barbara Boethling, 22 November, 2013 - 11:00am login or register to post comments

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