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    (c) Mason Maron, all rights reserved

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    (c) airrocksun, all rights reserved

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    (c) Alison Kondler, all rights reserved

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    (c) Andrey Zharkikh, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    (c) there_be_dragons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) cal_p, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cat-faced Orbweaver

Araneus gemmoides

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Araneus gemmoides, commonly known as the jewel spider (a name shared with Austracantha minax) and cat-faced spider (a name shared with Araneus gemma), is a common outdoor orb-weaver spider found in the USA and Canada. They are considered harmless and have low-toxicity venom. A. gemmoides are useful natural predators for insects.

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