Hargrove Annual Report 2003: Spider
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Gasteracantha cancriformis:
View from below.

About this photo:

Some people, when shown the picture of Gasteracantha cancriformis from the top, weren't sure that it was really a spider. This picture from below shows that it really is a spider. It's hard at work trying to repair the damage I did to its web.

Identification/Date: See Plate 11 in Spiders & Scorpions of Texas, which doesn't show a view from below, but...
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