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Spiny orb-weaver spider - Gasteracantha cancriformis
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Spiny orb-weaver spider - Gasteracantha cancriformis
daytona beach florida , Florida, USA
August 18, 2008
Spiny orb-weaver spider I took in Florida on vacation on a orange tree
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Contributed by www.quickshotsphotography.com on 7 October, 2008 - 8:27am
Last updated 18 October, 2008 - 8:21pm

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Moved from Arachnids.
… john and jane balaban, 18 October, 2008 - 8:21pm login or register to post comments

Please change location.
Please change location caption to reflect "Florida," and if you can pinpoint the location even more (county, city or township), all the better. Thank you. This is Gasteracantha cancriformis if you did not know already.
… Eric R. Eaton, 7 October, 2008 - 12:59pm login or register to post comments

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