Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 Discussion

cat-faced spider

Comments on June 30, 2007 Observation

David P. Shorthouse
53.513, -113.4755

Submitted: June 30, 2007 at 8:17:41 PM MST

I didn't add a count for the number of males, females, or immatures because frankly, there are too many! Last autumn, I captured a gravid female and had her lay her egg case in a mason jar. I later let her free and then kept the pinkinsh egg case in the garage for the winter. Yesterday, the spiderlings hatched and they are now making their way out of the mason jar with the help of some sprigs of grass. Over the next few days, I'll be sure to get some better shots of the "slings" catching the breeze and ballooning away.

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