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Photo#481146
Crab spider (local name)
Copyright © 2010 Barbara June Bert

Crab spider (local name)
Kapa'a/Wailua Rise, Kauai County, Hawaii, USA
December 23, 2010
Size: 3/4 inch
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Contributed by Barbara June Bert on 24 December, 2010 - 1:54am
Last updated 24 December, 2010 - 11:35pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John R. Maxwell, 24 December, 2010 - 11:35pm login or register to post comments

Looks like
Gasteracantha mammosa
… John R. Maxwell, 24 December, 2010 - 7:15am login or register to post comments

 
Thelacantha brevispina
Previously known as Gasteracantha mammosa.... this info may be a bit out of date (1992) but according to this they're not native and considered a pest in Hawaii: http://www.extento.hawaii.edu/kbase/urban/site/spinespi.htm
… Laura P., 21 January, 2016 - 9:12am login or register to post comments

 
Oops,
sorry I meant to leave that comment on an example that was submitted today. Forgot I had followed a link to this one. :D
… Laura P., 21 January, 2016 - 9:33am login or register to post comments

 
John...
Malaho John, Mele Kalikimaka!
… Barbara June Bert, 24 December, 2010 - 5:08pm login or register to post comments

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