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Gasteracantha cancriformis
Copyright © 2008 Graham Montgomery

Gasteracantha cancriformis
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
June 16, 2008
I think this is the first close-up shot of the red form.
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Contributed by Graham Montgomery on 16 July, 2008 - 9:10pm

Jan/Feb 2008 also in Bellaire TX
I also had one of these Gastheracantha cancriformis living in my garden in Jan/Feb 2009.

When I first saw it it was plump like the one below. after a few months it seemed like it had 'deflated' and looked more like the one pictured above (June16,2008).
… fernanda, 18 October, 2009 - 1:48pm login or register to post comments

Was it red or merely orange?
Was it red or merely orange?
Here is an orange one that lived outside our den window from Sept 2007 to Feb 2008 in Bellaire, TX
… Cletus Lee, 2 January, 2009 - 10:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Mine was
completely red, but yours and mine are the same species, just different coloration.
… Graham Montgomery, 15 January, 2009 - 2:26pm login or register to post comments

Very cool
I've never seen this variation before.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 16 July, 2008 - 9:26pm login or register to post comments

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