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Spiny Orbweaver

Gasteracantha fornicata

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

about 1cm

Habitat:

semi urban

Notes:

I spotted this while walking down a concrete path along the Mekong river in Jinghong. I spotted 2 of these spiny orbweavers, near each other.

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Gasteracantha fornicata

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Comments (10)
Dan Doucette
I've updated the ID, thanks for the confirmation Brandon and thanks for the comments Yasser and joses.
Yasser
Awesome close-ups Dan! I love orb-weavers.
BrandonBlount
Dan, It appears that they have strayed and populated areas quite a ways from their home range. check out this spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6699581
BrandonBlount
actually never mind the previous comment. I just looked at another picture, you are correct, this is an exact match for the G. fornicata. I wouldn't doubt that they have traveled to and are thriving in Asia, as the climate is very similar to their home range.

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PublishedMay 22, 2012

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