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Spiny-backed orb-weaver spider

NatureNotes with Rudy Mancke by South Carolina Public Radio

Oct 25, 20231:19Science & Medicine

Gasteracantha cancriformis, the spiny-backed orb-weaver, is a species of spider whose females are known for their brightly colored, shell-like abdomens which have six prominent spines.

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