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Curved Spiny Spider

Gasteracantha arcuata

Description:

Saw several of this brightly colored Spider during the same walk, but this was the biggest, nearly 1 cm in body width. The smaller ones were redder in color, whereas this one was more orangish.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago
Curved Spiny Spider
Gasteracantha arcuata Gasteracantha arcuata


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7 Comments

AlbertKang
AlbertKang 9 years ago

Thanks, @bayucca for the ID :)

AlbertKang
AlbertKang 9 years ago

Thanks, @Ingrid3 & @Christos :)
I have seen quite a few of them, both in Philippines and Malaysia, @Lauren.
Hope you get to see them in the future :)

ChristosMaroulis
ChristosMaroulis 9 years ago

Very nice!!

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 9 years ago

Wonderful! Spectacular spines. I sure would love to find one of these.

Ingrid3
Ingrid3 9 years ago

really cool!

SG in CR
SG in CR 9 years ago

Might be some sort of spiny orbweaver (Micrathena sp.).

AlbertKang
Spotted by
AlbertKang

Romblon, Philippines

Spotted on Jun 17, 2014
Submitted on Jun 20, 2014

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