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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 Denver Spider - Araneus gemmoides
Copyright © 2005 Sue DeRose

Unknown Denver Spider - Araneus gemmoides
Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
June 28, 2005
Size: approx. 3/4 inch
I am not a spider expert, but have looked on almost every available website to try to identify this spider and cannot. I believe it to be in the orb weaver family, but that is just a guess. Please respond if you know of this spider.
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Contributed by Sue DeRose on 11 July, 2005 - 1:43am
Last updated 15 October, 2005 - 8:05pm

Cat-faced Spider
This is the Cat-faced Spider, Araneus gemmoides.
… Terry Thormin, 15 October, 2005 - 8:00pm login or register to post comments

Araneus sp.
Your identification to family is correct, this is an orb weaver. It is probably in the genus Araneus, as several species have those "shoulder" humps visible in your image. Individuals within a species are extremely variable in color, so without dissecting the specimen it is virtually impossible to give a more specific ID.
… Eric R. Eaton, 11 July, 2005 - 11:45am login or register to post comments

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