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PurePlants Deltona, FL(Zone 9b) Nov 25, 2009

Hello! Might you know what this "crab" looking spider is?

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Nov 25, 2009

Although often called a crab spider because of its appearance, it actually is an orb weaving spider (family Araneidae), namely the spinybacked orbweaver, Gasteracantha cancriformis - see http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in324 for detailed information.

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PurePlants Deltona, FL(Zone 9b) Nov 25, 2009

Thanks suunto!!

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