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spiny crab orbweaver

Gasteracantha arcuata

Description:

yellow and black triangle body, inch long horns

Habitat:

montane rainforest

Notes:

I spotted 2 different horned spiders on the same trek in the forest of Bach Ma national park.

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7 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks Mayra and Shea.

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Wow!!!

SheaEckert
SheaEckert 12 years ago

Dan you keep on amazing me!!

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

Gina, thanks for the ID on both the spiders.I'm surprised they were both the same species.

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 12 years ago

wish you could get a closer look of it so we can really see the details.

Gina9210
Gina9210 12 years ago

Gasteracantha arcuata

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

Surely unique!

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Đà Nẵng, Viet Nam

Spotted on Feb 16, 2010
Submitted on Jun 16, 2011

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