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Spiny back orb weaver

gasteracantha fomicata

Photo by OnengDyah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

wildland/ grassland

Notes:

This is tiny spider, the length of the body from head to body of about 6 mm.

Species ID Suggestions

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Gasteracantha frontata
mortimor2014
1

Spiny Back Orb Weaver

Gasteracantha sp.
Wilson W
1

Spiny Back Orb Weaver (Female)

Gasteracantha fornicata

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AgnesAdiqueTalavera
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Comments (12)
OnengDyah
@folicallychalled, thank you so musch..:) :))
OnengDyah
@Agnes and Wilson W, thank for your ID..@Agnes thank you so musch also pay attention to my posted..thank you Agnes..:)..:)
folicallychalled
Working on it this minute. Appologies Oneng for the hijack :) Dave
AgnesAdiqueTalavera
Dave, I was also looking at your spotting - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/27230082, but could not find a good match yet. Hope you get something from the PDF to ID it :)
AgnesAdiqueTalavera
Hi Oneng, I think I found the species of your Spiny Back Orb Weaver - Gasteracantha fornicata, and this one is a female. It is of Australian origin, but in this paper, it is described as already distributed in other locations including Java. - http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/57/57rbz305-322.pdf. Here's one from Indonesia: http://www.fobi.web.id/fbi/v/arachnid/f-ara/gas-for/Gasteracantha-fornicata_Tahura-Soeryo_US.jpg.html Another one from Australia: http://www.oceanwideimages.com/categories.asp?cID=354 Regards!
AgnesAdiqueTalavera
Hi Oneng, I agree with Jason's suggestion - Gasteracantha sp., the Spiny Back Orb Weaver: http://www.flickr.com/photos/42758436@N05/8723308354.
OnengDyah
@Jason thank for your ID, @Agnes and Tom15, thank you...:)

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International Spider Survey
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PublishedJune 9, 2013

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