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Hasselt's Spiny Spider

Gasteracantha hasseltii

Photo by Mona Pirih
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Field Notes

Description:

Found in Kondang Merak - South of Malang - East Java - Indonesia.

Species ID Suggestions

Hasselt's Spiny Spider

Gasteracantha hasseltii

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AgnesAdiqueTalavera
Other sites, such as Wikipedia, use Gasteracantha hasselti (1 i only at the end of the name) as the species ID. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasteracantha_hasselti
AgnesAdiqueTalavera
Added ref: http://melvyn-yeo.blogspot.com/2011/10/spiny-orb-weavers-gasteracantha.html

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PublishedJuly 9, 2013

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