Spiny Backed Orb Weaver
Other Name(s): Crablike Spiny Orb Weaver Spider
Characteristics: The spines on the side of this spider make it unique and easy to recognize. Males are considerably smaller than females. Like other orb weavers, it creates a web that is circular in shape, only it has few or no spirals at the center of its web. Each night, a new web is spun. Late in the year, the female will lay eggs that will grow throughout winter, hatching spiderlings in spring.
General Adult Size (Length):
2mm to 10mm
(0.08in to 0.39in)
Identifying Colors: orange; black; white; yellow; red
North American reach includes (may not be limited to): North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, California
Category: Spider
Common Name: Spiny Backed Orb Weaver
Scientific Name: (Gasteracantha elipsoides)
 Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Gasteracantha
Species: elipsoides
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