Comments & ID Thoughts
i'm pretty confident this is a cat-faced orbweaver (araneus gemmoides). she might be pregnant? definitely a she, based on size and lack of palps.
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- Submitted: Jul 5, 2022
- Photographed: Oct 21, 2021
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Butte, Montana, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Hi
Your little friend here is family Araneidae. One of the garden orb weavers.
I might suggest Araneus gemmoides species, commonly called catface spider.