I do not like spiders but this guy is on my patio. He is strange looking.
The Florida Keys Wildlife blog says
“These are some of the strangest spiders I have ever seen and they are everywhere when you go for a walk in the Florida Keys.
They’re Spinybacked Orbweaver Spiders Gasteracantha cancriformis, also known locally as Crab Spiders, Jewel Spiders and Smiley Face Spiders (my particular favorites).
They are only about 7mm long and 11mm wide, but the females have these amazing pointed spines - 6 in all - on their abdomen which look like little horns or tusks. This is a female… they are much bigger than the male (surprise, surprise) who not only doesn’t have spines but is also rather a dull color - need I say more?…”
If you go to that Florida Keys Wildlife blog he has a very good close up photo.
I took my photos with my new Canon PowerShot SX110. I am not good at doing macro photography with it yet.
