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Spiny-backed Orb-web Spider

Gastercantha cancriformis

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bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago
Spiny-backed Orb-web Spider
Gastercantha cancriformis Gasteracantha cancriformis
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ThatBlueEyedGirl
ThatBlueEyedGirl 9 years ago
Spiny Orb Weaver
Gasteracantha Spiny orb-weaver


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Hema Shah
Hema Shah 9 years ago

Beautiful!
Belated Welcome to Project Noah , 3749100!
You already have 45 wonderful spottings!!

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bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

There is only Gasteracantha cancriformis found in US:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/1982/bgpag...

John La Salle
John La Salle 9 years ago

looks like some type of Gasteracantha
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasteracant...

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metamorphosis35
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metamorphosis35

Florida, USA

Spotted on May 11, 2014
Submitted on May 12, 2014

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