Comments & ID Thoughts
This interesting crab-like spider has a huge web in our yard but we are not sure what type of sprider it is as it does not look like other crab spiders.
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- Submitted: Dec 25, 2023
- Photographed: Nov 23, 2023
- Spider: Araneus (Angulate & Round-shouldered Orb-weavers)
- Location: Oceanside, California, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
An orb weaver called catfaced spider.
Species Araneus gemmoides – Cat-Faced Spider – BugGuide.Net