Spinybacked Orbweaver

Also known as Spiny Crab Spider, Crablike Spiny Orbweaver, Jewel Box Spider

Spinybacked orbweavers feature a hard, crab-like abdomen studded with six prominent red or black spines and marked with contrasting white or yellow patterns. Females weave dense, vertical orb webs decorated with conspicuous tufts of white silk along the frame to catch flying insects and warn birds away. These beneficial predators sit upside down at the web center, helping control pest populations across gardens, citrus groves, and forest edges.