Female Spinybacked Orbweaver

Gasteracantha cancriformis, Family Araneidae (Orb Weavers). This individual is one of several now in our yard. One web (not this one) hangs above our driveway. Also called Crab Spider, Spiny Orbweaver Spider, Crab-like Orbweaver Spider, Crab-like Spiny Orbweaver Spider, Jewel Spider, Spiny-bellied Orbweaver, Jewel Box Spider, Smiley Face Spider, and Crablike Spiny Orbweaver.

 

This species ranges "across the southern part of the United States from California to Florida, as well as in Central America, Jamaica, and Cuba," according to Bugguide.

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