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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 Canada and the USA. [1] It is considered harmless and has a low-toxicity venom. [2] A. gemmoides is a useful natural predator for insects. [1] [3] [4]
Araneus gemma, commonly known as the cat-faced spider (a name shared with Araneus gemmoides) or jeweled orbweaver spider, is a common outdoor orb-weaver spider found in the western United States and Canada. Like most Araneus species, A. gemma is harmless to humans.
Austracantha minax is most commonly known as "jewel spiders" due to their body colouration. [2] This may sometimes be specified further as "Australian jewel spiders" due to the common name being shared with the unrelated North American jewel spider Araneus gemmoides, [3] as well as the widespread jewel box spider Gasteracantha cancriformis. [4]
Jewel spider is the common name of several different species of orb weaver spiders: . Araneus gemmoides, the North American jewel spider; Austracantha minax, the Australian jewel spider
Araneus is a genus of common orb-weaving spiders. It includes about 650 species , among which are the European garden spider and the barn spider . The genus was erected by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1757.
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Cat-faced spider (Araneus gemmoides) [2] Cellar spiders (Pholcus phalangioides) - also called "daddy long-legs" [2] Crab spider (Bassaniana utahensis) [2]
This category contains articles about spiders that have a North American native distribution, rather than being limited to particular regions or countries in North America.