Cat-Faced Spider
Araneusgemmoides
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Gilroy, California
Los Angeles, California
Englewood, Colorado
West Palm Beach, Florida
Spirit Lake, Idaho
Polson, Montana
Green Acres, Washington
Greenacres, Washington
Naches, Washington
Lone Rock, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
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Xeyla
Spirit Lake, ID (Zone 6b) |
November 2020 |
Positive
I live in Spirit Lake, ID. I had one of these in my tomato plant this year. It was a female, and she had a nice sized web made up. She was catching wasps and flies, which were attracted to my pumpkin plant flowers. I would put some grasshoppers in her web a few times a week, and I think she liked that. I had too many grasshoppers in my garden this year. I really hope her children hatch and live in my garden again, next year.
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gaelicqueen
West Palm Beach, FL |
February 2011 |
Neutral
I believe I have one nesting in my carambola tree. At night it makes a very long threads of web that reach10 feet long. In the morning the webs are gone.
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eborchardt
Madison, WI |
June 2010 |
Positive
These are great spiders to have around your home. They are not dangerous to humans at all, and they keep the mosquito and fly population down.
They are fascinating to watch and can grow to be quite large. Keep an eye out for them after sunset, when they begin their hunt. They are a nocturnal spider, they usually hide during the daylight hours.
They are fascinating to watch and can grow to be quite large. Keep an eye out for them after sunset, when they begin their hunt. They are a nocturnal spider, they usually hide during the daylight hours.