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spiny-backed orb weaver spider

Gasteracantha cancriformis

Photo by auntnance123
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

spotted in hammock area on a web between a cabbage palm and small hickory tree

Species ID Suggestions

Spiny-backed orb weaver

Gasteracantha cancriformis

Reference Link
Latimeria
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Comments (1)
auntnance123
Latimeria to the rescue..again! There is a wealth of 'bugs' here in Central Florida and I've lived with them all my life. Learning other than their "made-up" names has been a pleasure.
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PublishedMay 10, 2011

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