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Cat-faced Spider - Araneus gemmoides - female
Copyright © 2009 Lynette Elliott

Cat-faced Spider - Araneus gemmoides - Female
Thompson Falls, Sanders County, Montana, USA
August 16, 2009
Here is what a female looks like late in the summer.

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Cat-faced Spider - Araneus gemmoides - female Cat-faced Spider - Araneus gemmoides - female Cat-faced Spider - Araneus gemmoides - female
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 18 August, 2009 - 9:04am

Nice!
I've been looking, but haven't found one of these yet this season!
… John Sloan, 18 August, 2009 - 3:21pm

 
Thompson Falls, MT
My parents' place on the river has a large population of these. I know they will be there every year.
… Lynette Elliott, 18 August, 2009 - 3:36pm

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