Araneus gemmoides
(Cat-faced Spider)

Picture ID 3107

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Submitted by:
brook
Submitted: Dec 20, 2017
Photographed: Dec 20, 2017
Spider: Araneus gemmoides (Cat-faced Spider)
Sex:
Female,
Location: Spokane Valley, Washington, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: Yes
Attributes: Dorsal

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ItsyBitsy

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December 20, 2017 12:43 am

Hi, welcome to SpiderID. 🙂 You found a kind of Orb Weaver, Araneus gemmoides (Cat-Faced Spider).

Brook

Photo Owner

Reply to ItsyBitsy

December 20, 2017 11:01 am

It’s very creepy, and not very cat faced!

ItsyBitsy

Moderator

Reply to Brook

December 20, 2017 11:21 am

It takes a little imagination and to see them from a different angle to understand how they got the nickname “Cat-Faced Spider”. Here’s another individual, imagine the points on the abdomen are ears and the white “3” pattern is a mouth.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/698920/bgimage