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Shorthorn Kite Spider

Gasteracantha sanguinolenta

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

tiny spider, 5 - 9mm

Habitat:

evergreen forest, 1500m

Notes:

I spotted this in the Bvumba mountains.

Species ID Suggestions

Shorthorn Kite Spider

Gasteracantha sanguinolenta

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Comments (2)
Dan Doucette
Thanks for the correction bayucca. My bad, they look very similar.
bayucca
G. cancriformis is a neotropical species and not found in Malawi. Yours should be Gasteracantha sanguinolenta. http://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/4036/Gasteracantha_sanguinolenta

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