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Spiny Orange Orb-Weaver Spider While on a photowalk in Florida, I found this little guy. He was so small that I only noticed the smiley face on his back when I looked at the pictures I took! Gasteracantha cancriformis,Geotagged,United States,bug,florida,forest,natural park,spider Click/tap to enlarge

Spiny Orange Orb-Weaver Spider

While on a photowalk in Florida, I found this little guy. He was so small that I only noticed the smiley face on his back when I looked at the pictures I took!

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    I didn't know Florida has such exotic looking spiders. Thanks for sharing! Posted 11 years ago
    1. View timothy_e's profile
      timothy_e
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      Apparently this kind of spider is pretty common around the southern US. I wouldn't have thought it would be a Floridan spider either! Posted 11 years ago

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The Spinybacked Orbweaver

''Gasteracantha cancriformis'' is a species of orb-weaver spider. It is widely distributed in the New World.

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Uploaded Jun 20, 2014. Captured in Florida 518, Melbourne, FL 32937, USA.
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