Gasteracantha cancriformis (spinybacked orbweaver) is a species of orb-weaver spider (family Araneidae). It is widely distributed in the New World.
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These guys livr around me and love to weave their huge pretty webs low in the trees near a streetlamp. I think this might be a deliberate choice to catch moths.They also hang dead leaves from the bottom.of their webs as structural anchors.
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