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Long horned Orb Weaver

Gastercantha Dalyi

Description:

Spiny orb-weavers is a common name for Gasteracantha, a genus of spiders. They are also commonly called Spiny-backed orb-weavers, due to the prominent spines on their abdomen

Habitat:

Found this in a evergreen stretch of forest byside a lake

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6 Comments

SusanRuffanerGahagan
SusanRuffanerGahagan 11 years ago

Beautiful shot!

namitha
namitha 11 years ago

Amazing spotting

Anoop.Asranna
Anoop.Asranna 11 years ago

Thanks Sumukha,nuwan and carol :-)

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 11 years ago

Superb spotting Anoop..!

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 11 years ago

WOW! Love your spider!

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

gorgeous !!

Anoop.Asranna
Spotted by
Anoop.Asranna

Karnataka, India

Spotted on Sep 18, 2012
Submitted on Sep 18, 2012

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