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Spiny Orbweaver Spider

Gasteracantha cancriformis

Photo by manifestphoto
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Spotted this one by the side of the road along the SE coast of Maui.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
John La Salle
According to this Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasteracantha_cancriformis G. cancriformis is extremely variable in coloration, and G. mammosa is a synonym of it (considered to be the same species).
manifestphoto
Yes, looks the same to me. There seems to be some disagreement on that page, though about whether this is Gasteracantha cancriformis or Gasteracantha mammosa. Anyone have expertise to distinguish between them?
John La Salle
might be close to this one http://bugguide.net/node/view/44544/bgimage

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