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Spiny crablike orb weavers, G. cancriformis, live in woodland edges and shrubby gardens. Many of the studies on this spider have taken place in citrus groves in Florida. They frequently live in trees or around trees in shrubs. (Levi, 1978; Muma and Stone, 1971; Muma, 1971)
15 sie 2024 · On a recent family hike through a state park, we noticed dozens of huge spiders with webs strung between branches, cypress knees, and fences along the edge of the trail. Sometimes known colloquially as banana spiders, we were seeing large orb weavers. They spin huge webs—several were 3-5’ in diameter.
The spiny orb weaver, Gasteracantha cancriformis, might be the most common and easily identified spider in Florida. Also one of the strangest looking. It's found throughout Florida and along the southern tier of the United States as far west as California.
3 lis 2020 · Today, we’re diving into the whimsical world of one of Florida’s most fascinating and funky little critters: the Spiny-backed Orb-Weaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis). This spider is not only a master weaver but also a fashion icon in the arachnid world.
Marbled orb-weavers mate in late summer and then lay their eggs. The eggs hatch the next spring and the young with become adults by July. These spiders die after mating season, and their life span is about 6 months.
Eriophora ravilla belongs to a genus of primarily tropical species. Its range is largely circum-Caribbean, occurring in Florida, Louisiana, and Texas along the Gulf Coast of the United States; Mexico; throughout Central America; throughout the Greater and Lesser Antilles; the Bahamas; and in Colombia and Venezuela in northern South America.
These spiders have a wide geographic range: N. crucifera is found from Lake Okeechobee in southern Florida north to New England, west to Minnesota, and southwest to Arizona and central Mexico, whereas N. domiciliorum occurs southeast of a line drawn from Massachusetts to Indiana southwest to Texas. In the more northern states, males may mature ...
