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Spinybacked Orbweaver

Gasteracantha cancriformis

Description:

Found him sitting on a PVC pipe

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5 Comments

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 10 years ago

It's kind of like how older folks here in Oklahoma call an alligator snapping turtle a "loggerhead." To reptile people (and most others), a loggerhead is a sea turtle. :-)

jamiewgoodspeed
jamiewgoodspeed 10 years ago

ya lots of people living in florida call them crab spiders, i do

chesterbperry
chesterbperry 10 years ago

Common names are transient, regional, and ambiguous, though I can see some people calling this a "crab spider". What really matters is the scientific name.

FoxExplorer
FoxExplorer 10 years ago

Really? I've heard it called a crab spider. Is that not a common name for it?

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 10 years ago

I agree with ForestDragon. this is without a doubt the Spiny-backed Orbweaver Spider.

FoxExplorer
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FoxExplorer

Sarasota, Florida, USA

Spotted on Sep 4, 2013
Submitted on Sep 4, 2013

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