Wild Florida Photo - Gasteracantha cancriformis

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Gasteracantha cancriformis

SPINY ORB WEAVER

CRAB SPIDER

SPINYBACKED ORBWEAVER SPIDER

Florida native

  
Gasteracantha cancriformis is a member of the Araneidae - Orb-weavers family.
 

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Date record last modified:
Mar 07, 2008