Four in first image; lower three in second image.
Observed during the 2024 Home River Bioblitz. I put a small event together at Sewell Park from 8AM-12PM and visited this area on my bike ride home. This area includes what was once one of the main branches of the Miami River. It still has some of the original curves although it is somewhat canal-like and was straightened a little further west/in-land from here.
All of my observations from this area today:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=25.786364230712497&nelng=-80.22727169376297&on=2024-09-21&swlat=25.7810508457586&swlng=-80.2499524531929&user_id=joemdo
Project page for HRB 2024 Miami River:
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/the-home-river-bioblitz-2024-miami-river-florida
I've never seen a spider this big, while living 15 years in Delaware... Is it a Garden Spider?