CLOSED: any one know this spider?

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buggycrazy spokane valley, WA(Zone 5a) Dec 11, 2013

I found this spider last fall, anyone know what it is? I think it looks like a cats face on the back.

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Dec 12, 2013

that's so neat!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araneus_gemmoides

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C_A_Ivy Barling, AR(Zone 7b) Dec 12, 2013

Wow, what a nice unusual specimen and great pictures. You may want to add at least one to DG's bug files at http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/2084/ for this species.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Dec 12, 2013

This specimen appears to be a female that has laid her eggs and likely will not live much longer...

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buggycrazy spokane valley, WA(Zone 5a) Dec 12, 2013

Thanks,
I posted a photo on bug files. I could not find pics with the same markings online but thought it must be one of those Cat-Faced Spider (Araneus gemmoides). I hope it laid eggs.

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bluetexasbonnie Geronimo, TX Dec 17, 2013

Looks like a devil Mardi-Gras mask is stuck on its back. Creepy in a very interesting, intriguing way.

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C_A_Ivy Barling, AR(Zone 7b) Dec 20, 2013

Next October, you may want to enter your best pic in the Annual DG Photo Contest under Weird, Funny and Miscellaneous. A winner.

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