"smiley face" spider

It's an alien...Possibly related to Stitch: Experiment 626. I wouldn't touch it.

that spider is beautiful. how lucky you are to have such guests. i have no idea what subspecies. i am looking foreward to finding out. pi

Gasteracantha cancriformis :)Nice specimen :)

Looks like Jason smileing lol.

Yes ur right.. this is a Gasteracantha cancriformis very rare!!! you're really lucky

Its a Gasteracantha cancriformis aka spiny orb weaver spider.

The bite of this common species is not known to cause serious effects to humans.

This species can be easily distinguished from all other spiders in Florida.

Females may be 5 to nearly 9 mm in length, but 10 to 13 mm wide. The carapace, legs, and venter are black, with some white spots on the underside of the abdomen. The dorsum of the abdomen is, typically for Florida specimens, white with black spots and red spines.

Specimens from other areas may have the abdominal dorsum yellow instead of white, may have black spines instead of red, or may be almost entirely black dorsally and ventrally. Males are much smaller than females, 2 to 3 mm long, and slightly longer than wide. Color is similar to the female, except the abdomen is gray with white spots.

Hope this information helps.