Gasteracantha cancriformis
(Spiny-backed Orb-weaver)

Comments & ID Thoughts

Gasteracantha cancriformis with prey she had just caught at that moment. Spiny-backed orbweavers are literally every couple of feet here on the Palmetto Trail. We would take one step, take photo, duck under web, repeat. Almost all of their webs were about 5 feet, 2 inches off of the ground. I personally didn't need to duck, but Taller Companion was getting irritable about webs in the face.

• Submitted by: 
  
  tangledweb
• Submitted: Jul 28, 2019
• Photographed: Jul 28, 2019
• Spider: Gasteracantha cancriformis (Spiny-backed Orb-weaver)
• Location: Manchester State Forest, Lakewood , South Carolina, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks)
• Found in web?: Yes
• Attributes: Dorsal, Webs, Prey