Gasteracantha cancriformis
(Spiny-backed Orb-weaver)

Comments & ID Thoughts

Gasteracantha cancriformis, Spiny-backed Orbweaver, ventral view, in web in Millcreek Park. Different individual than my other photos of this species. The white ones look like little spiky gray nodules of debris from their ventral sides. The webs are big, but difficult to see in the dim light of a forest.

• Submitted by: 
  
  tangledweb
• Submitted: Jul 31, 2019
• Photographed: Jul 26, 2019
• Spider: Gasteracantha cancriformis (Spiny-backed Orb-weaver)
• Location: Lakewood , South Carolina, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks)
• Found in web?: Yes
• Attributes: Ventral, Webs