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trois Santa Fe, TX(Zone 9b) Nov 07, 2007

Some type of crab spider, I think.

Thanks for any help.

trois

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Nov 07, 2007

They're called 'spiny-backed orb weavers', to keep them from being confused with a different group of spiders called crab spiders. But its latin name means crab shaped - Gasteracantha cancriformis.

At least that's what I think it is... your picture looks like a side view so it's hard to see the whole of the back. The colors can vary somewhat, too. See what you think:

http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/128/

There's another similar genus but I don't think that's your spider - Micrathena. But maybe, have a look at those too.

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trois Santa Fe, TX(Zone 9b) Nov 07, 2007

This one was solid black on one side, yellow specs on the other.

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