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Crab Spider - Gasteracantha cancriformis
Copyright © 2007 Scott Nelson

Crab Spider - Gasteracantha cancriformis
Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, USA
May 27, 2007
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Contributed by Scott Nelson on 22 July, 2007 - 6:45pm

Now known as
Gasteracantha elipsoides

Don'tcha just love taxonomic endeavors? ;-)

very nice picture!
… Brian Kinn, 13 December, 2008 - 7:00pm login or register to post comments

Siting in Port Orange, FL
We saw one of these on our patio in Port Orange, FL. It was descending on a web from the patio roof. Very interesting!
… jjbowen77, 31 March, 2008 - 11:42am login or register to post comments

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