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Spinybacked Orbweaver Spider

Gasteracantha cancriformis

Photo by JVM
Published on Project Noah
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spinybacked orbweaver spider - Gasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus)

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Comments (2)
JVM
Yes, I agree with your ID. Thanks! For whatever reason it was incredibly difficult for me to photograph this spider. I saw many.
Gordon Dietzman
Cool! This is probably a Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis). See http://bugguide.net/node/view/1982/bgimage for more information and see what you think.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2011

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