New Eight-Legged Neighbor

Posted on October 4, 2010 by

I was on the phone outside the apartment today and came across this guy. He’s a Charleston native: Gasterocantha cancriformis, or crablike spiny orb weaver. No, not poisonous. But this guy had a six-foot-long, eye-level web that I almost took a facial from, so he’s not exactly harmless.

Gasteracantha cancriformis, or the crablike spiny orb weaver in my backyard.

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One Response to New Eight-Legged Neighbor

  1. Theresa Campobasso says:
    February 3, 2011 at 8:07 AM

    I’m willing to bet money that you found this thing in Africa. Possibly South Africa.

    Reply

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