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Horned Spider - Gasteracantha cancriformis

Horned Spider - Gasteracantha cancriformis
Port Charlotte, Charlotte County, Florida, USA
August 19, 2006
Size: approx 3/8 inch across
I found this spider in it's sparce web in my back yard at 1:00pm in the afternoon. The web reached from the tree branch 5 feet above ground to the ground and about 5 feet wide. Very few strands made up the web. It did not move while I approached and took the photos. No insects were cought in the web

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