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Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935
Spider with large 1cm abdomen. Large horn-like projections on top of abdomen. Thus giving it the distinctive name cat-faced spider.
Side of house. In dry SE Idaho.
This particular spider seems to have just gone through a molt. The light flake looking pieces in the abdomen were coming off. She was not aggressive at all. I picked some of it off her to see shapes underneath.
Spotted on Oct 10, 2014
Submitted on Nov 2, 2014
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