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Spinybacked Orbweaver Spider

Gasteracantha cancriformis

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Field Notes

Description:

They call this a "crab spider" here in Florida. Such beautiful bright yellow with bright red spikes on a perfectly formed web!

Habitat:

Attached to a web on a tree in central Florida

Reference Links:

Spiny orb-weaver - Wikipedia

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International Spider Survey
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2017

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