Araneus gemmoides
(Cat-faced Spider)

Comments & ID Thoughts

I took this photo outside Lewis and Clark Caverns in Montana. Spider was under an inch across. It was on the ground. Perhaps an orb weaver?

• Submitted by: 
  
  nyybatboy
• Submitted: Apr 7, 2018
• Photographed: Sep 17, 2017
• Spider: Araneus gemmoides (Cat-faced Spider)
• Location: Lewis and Clark Caverns, Montana, Montana, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Dorsal