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Spiny-backed Orb-web Spider

Gastercantha cancriformis

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spinybacked orbweaver spider - Gasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus)

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Spiny-backed Orb-web Spider

Gastercantha cancriformis

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bayucca
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Spiny Orb Weaver

Gasteracantha

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ThatBlueEyedGirl
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Comments (3)
HemaShah
Beautiful! Belated Welcome to Project Noah , 3749100! You already have 45 wonderful spottings!!
bayucca
There is only Gasteracantha cancriformis found in US: http://bugguide.net/node/view/1982/bgpage
John La Salle
looks like some type of Gasteracantha http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasteracantha

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PublishedMay 12, 2014

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