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Three grouped photos of the same spider, taken on May 22 and 23rd, 2025. Based on info on this site, it is a spiny-backed orb-weaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis) and a female based on the protruding spikes. There are several in various webs in the lanai area (between a potted rubber tree and a concrete column) of our home in Florida; this is the only one close enough to obtain a photo.
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- Submitted: May 24, 2025
- Photographed: May 23, 2025
- Spider: Gasteracantha cancriformis (Spiny-backed Orb-weaver)
- Location: MERRITT ISLAND, Florida, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Jun 14, 2025
Jun 14, 2025
near Charlotte, NC, 
I’ve identified this spider as spiny-backed orb-weaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis) based on the info on this site, but I do not see a method of adding the identification to the top of the photo.
Good ID.
I don’t think I’ve seen anyone else get around the lack of ability to link photos of the same spider in this way. 🙂 You can’t add the ID because that’s my role. Thank you for using our site to figure it out. The easiest way to use our site is to click Locations and see what identified photos we have for your State. I see it as a challenge to add species that we don’t have listed. Gasteracantha cancriformis can be found in yellow, white, black, maybe red. The spikes can vary in color….and apparently the spots on the… Read more »