Arrow-shaped Spider

Appreciate the clarification, asergio. I was looking at images of micrathena and quite a few of seemingly identical spiders and some were IDed as Gasteracantha.

Tx Hanno

great shot !!

Carol, Karen, Emilie and Auntnance: thank you.

@Emilie: yes, it is its abdomen.
@Auntnance: no, they are different genus. Gasteracantha sp is found mostly in Asia, with only two species in Americas (USA and Chile). the genus Micrathena contains more than hundred species, most of them Neotropical woodland orb-weavers. (Wikipedia).

I was reading about micrathena sp. and came across Gasteracantha sp.
Are they synonyms?

What a great place you live in--every day something new and exciting.

this is so great. Wonderful find!

Lovely!

Gorgeous picture, what is that is is carrying on his back? Is that part of his body structure?