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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
Contributed by www.quickshotsphotography.com on 7 October, 2008 - 8:27am
Last updated 18 October, 2008 - 8:21pm

Moved
Moved from Arachnids.
… john and jane balaban, 18 October, 2008 - 8:21pm

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

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