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Happy Face - Gasteracantha cancriformis
Copyright © 2007 Robert Lord Zimlich

Happy Face - Gasteracantha cancriformis
Daphne (Bayfront Park), Baldwin County, Alabama, USA
November 2, 2007
Amazing how color makes a difference in one's appearance. The yellow Spiny Back looks like a Happy Face, while the white Spiny Back looks like a Jolly Roger. Then, maybe it's just me. BTW what happened to G. elipsoides?
Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 3 November, 2008 - 6:52am
Last updated 13 August, 2009 - 9:27am

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