Comments & ID Thoughts
We called these Crab spiders back in Maui for their crab like appearance. Not sure what they are really called.
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- Submitted: Aug 7, 2019
- Photographed: Apr 20, 2008
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Kula, Hawaii, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers),High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
This is a Spiny-backed orb-weaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis).