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And your photo is amazingly creepy!
Happy All Hallows Eve to you, my dear HAB911!
What is that? I mean, I can see the spider there, but what part of the spider are we looking at? It kind of looks like a cookie...decorated with a goofy face. And I know that's not what it is! 
I can't stop scrolling back up to look at it. It's fascinating!
We are looking at it's back! It is a little unusual to see the legs which are normally tucked underneath when at rest. This was after a rain and I think it was in the process of cleaning off the water droplets.
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Gasteracantha_cancriformis
I have two dominate spiders in my yard, the spineyback and Leucauge argyrobapta -
Mabel Orchard Orb-weaver
