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Araneus gemma
Has an amazing face on the abdomen. Roughly the size of a 50 cent piece. The web seemed to be coming out with 4-5 strands and was very heavy duty.
Semi-arid sagebrush community.
Awesome spider that I found on a doorway. Probably try to find a nice egg sack spot before winter. Coloring was neat where it was a creamy almost white abdomen.
Spotted on Oct 5, 2013
Submitted on Oct 14, 2013
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ooh! it does have a cat face on it's abdomen! creepy! ;)
hah, thats so cool! :)
It looks like some type of Orb weaving spider especially with those little 'horns' on it's shoulders. Orb Web Weaver (Araneidae) Araneus. http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopExt/4...
Good questions. Sorry being a science teacher I should have known better. This one was between 3-4 cm in diameter.
Weird spider! How big is a US 50cent ? (ours are huge)