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Hasselt's spiny spider

Gasteracantha hasselti

Description:

Around 8 mm in length (excluding legs). The carapace has a dense covering of white hairs. The abdomen is roughly triangular and yellow with 12 black spots arranged in two rows along the back and six black spikes around the margin, the two at the rear corners being much the longest, straight and pointed.

Habitat:

It is a native of Asia, occurring from India eastwards to Indonesia. Spotted in Yogyakarta, Java island.

Notes:

Gasteracantha hasselti is a species of spider belonging to the family Araneidae

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JordiPrats
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JordiPrats

Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Spotted on Sep 3, 2016
Submitted on Sep 10, 2016

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