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title: "Cat-faced Orbweaver"
description: "Araneus gemmoides — Owady i pająki. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/cat-faced-orbweaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Cat-faced Orbweaver

> Araneus gemmoides — Owady i pająki. 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.

- Scientific name: *Araneus gemmoides*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: `urban` (Miasta i ogrody)
- iNaturalist observations: 9121
- Wikidata: [Q1645191](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1645191)
- iNaturalist taxon: [214058](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/214058)

## Names

- en: Cat-faced Orbweaver

## Countries with the most observations

US (2001), CA (1447)

## Summary

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. It is considered harmless and has a low-toxicity venom. A. gemmoides is a useful natural predator for insects.
A. gemmoides makes its webs near lights, closed spaces, and on the sides of buildings. It can also be found under wood, overhangs, or guarded places such as animal burrows.  The species occurs in varying colors, but is easily identified by the two horn-shaped growths on its relatively large…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araneus_gemmoides

## Photo

![Cat-faced Orbweaver](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cat-faced-orbweaver/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua Smith · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/197365220

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cat-faced-orbweaver?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).