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small spider - Gasteracantha cancriformis - male
Copyright © 2019 Mark H Brown

small spider - Gasteracantha cancriformis - Male
Anna Maria Island, Manatee County, Florida, USA
December 29, 2017
Contributed by Mark H Brown on 4 March, 2019 - 9:52am
Last updated 6 March, 2019 - 8:22am

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Laura P., 5 March, 2019 - 11:41pm

We would say male Gasteracantha

and a lovely image at that!
… john and jane balaban, 4 March, 2019 - 11:07am

Moved
Moved from Jumping Spiders. Looks more like Theridiidae or Araneidae.
… Chad Heins, 4 March, 2019 - 10:34am

 
Agree
I placed this in the wrong spot. Thanks for moving it to the general page!
… Mark H Brown, 4 March, 2019 - 1:13pm

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