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A spinybacked orbweaver [CW: arachnophobia] (hexbear.net)
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Gasteracantha cancriformis

Gasteracantha cancriformis (spinybacked orbweaver) is a species of orb-weaver spider (family Araneidae). It is widely distributed in the New World.

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[-] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 5 points 4 months ago

These guys livr around me and love to weave their huge pretty webs low in the trees near a streetlamp. I think this might be a deliberate choice to catch moths.They also hang dead leaves from the bottom.of their webs as structural anchors.

[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 5 points 4 months ago

They also hang dead leaves from the bottom of their webs as structural anchors.

Don't we all?

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