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Crab-like Orb Weaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis) - Gasteracantha cancriformis
Copyright © 2007 Mark Leppin

Crab-like Orb Weaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis) - Gasteracantha cancriformis
Lake Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
July 5, 2007
Size: ~1/4"

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Crab-like Orb Weaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis) - Gasteracantha cancriformis Crab-like Orb Weaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis) - Gasteracantha cancriformis
Contributed by Mark Leppin on 27 August, 2008 - 1:19am

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