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Spiny Orbweaver

Gasteracantha crucigera

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

small orb weaver

Habitat:

tropical rainforest, 500m

Notes:

One of the only spiders I spotted in Maliau basin.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
ChunXingWong
It is definitely a Gasteracantha crucigera. Sorry I cannot get any Internet references to support my ID suggestion.

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PublishedAugust 9, 2014

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