Gasteracantha cancriformis
(Spiny-backed Orb-weaver)

Comments & ID Thoughts

* First spotted during spring or early summer 2023
* Spider lives near rabbit hutches where flies & small flying insects exist
* Web shape depends on spider location, usually straight lines between manmade wooden structures, but also seen with spiral shaped web when found in a corner
* Moves locations occasionally (possibly because I accidently walk into its webs)
* Back is white with small recessed black "dots" & black spiky protrusions
* Possibly Micrathena gracilis or Micrathena mitrata
* His name is Orby, he's a friend

• Submitted by: 
  
  benbrockn
• Submitted: Sep 21, 2023
• Photographed: Sep 21, 2023
• Spider: Gasteracantha cancriformis (Spiny-backed Orb-weaver)
• Location: Macon, Georgia, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
• Found in web?: Yes
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