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Spiny Orbweaver Spider

Gasteracantha cancriformis

Description:

Spider with a black body and black legs; crab-like shell on top is orange with black spots on top and black spikes around the edge.

Habitat:

Spotted about 20 meters from a river in a lush, hot valley in Guatemala.

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Curator of Good
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Curator of Good

Lanquín, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala

Spotted on Mar 23, 2012
Submitted on May 7, 2012

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