WTF species of spider is this
Came across a bunch of these guys all hangin out together on a hike in Australia.
Does anyone have any clue what they are? I thought maybe spiny orb weavers but they dont match perfectly.
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For anyone from the Americas who thought they’ve seen these little guys before, Gasteracanta cancriformus is probably the cousin of OP’s orb weaver spider that you’re familiar with.
We had tons of those in my backyard growing up in South Florida.
Tons in Texas too
I talk about these guys and the banana spiders a lot! Banana spiders were so cool.
Banana spiders are terrifying looking. Almost crashed once because one was crawling on the roof of my car (on the inside)
That's immediately what I thought of. I remember these from the woods when I was a kid.
That's the coolest fucking spider in the universe.