Could you guys identify this spider?

[FieryGleam]

It was found in the Bay Area of California.

It was about 3.5cm long.

 

[8 legged freak]

wow nice pics it's an orbweaver lol thats all ic an tell you, wait for all the big smart pro's to tell you more

 

[Kugellager]

It possible could be a 'Cat-faced spider' Araneus gemmoides. Aparrently they are common this time of year as the females prepare to make their egg sacs before winter. Though yours does not have the little 'horns'. How large is it?http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopExt/4DMG/Pests/catspid.htm

John
];')

 

[Sobrino]

I too wanna identify an arachnid, I was sitting on my porch and my 2 yr old nieghbor said ider. As I looked up, I saw a ( tarantula or spider). Every day I got home it seemed just to get bigger and bigger every time I saw it. It was brown, red and black legs, and had an upside down T on it's abdomen. I was planing to ctch it and put pics on the boards, but it disappeared when I got home. I think I gave a pretty good description, I know it's gone know, but atleast I wanna know what it was. So if anybody is able to identify this, I would geatly appreciate it. Thnx! See Ya! That's all for now.

 

[Sobrino]

Anybody have any ideas?