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Gasteracantha cancriformis
Spider, about 1/2 inch wide. Black and white with red spikes. Web approximately 7 - 8 feet tall and wide, under a Live Oak tree.
I saw your pic. Very nice!! They look so similar, I guess they didn't change much as they spread out across the world.
Darwinist, your spotting reminded me of a similar species I saw years ago in Western Australia. The markings on its abdomen looked like a clown face: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/728...
Thanks for the name! Yes they are beautiful. I see them pretty often under the Live Oak trees. I had to buy a new camera to get a decent photo. :)
http://bugguide.net/node/view/2026
I would love to see one of these spiders in person one day - they're so beautiful!!
Spotted on Sep 15, 2011
Submitted on Sep 15, 2011
