Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Gasteracantha cancriformis [2] (spinybacked orbweaver) is a species of orb-weaver spider (family Araneidae). It is widely distributed in the New World. [1]The genus name Gasteracantha derives from the Greek words γαστήρ (gaster, "belly") and ἄκανθα (acantha, "thorn"), while the specific epithet cancriformis derives from the Latin words cancer ("crab") and forma ("shape, form ...
Gasteracantha has a complex taxonomic history, and many questions of species limits and distribution and generic interrelationships remain unanswered. Furthermore, challenges include the variability within individual Gasteracantha species (e.g., color polymorphism and variable length and shape of spines), a lack of male specimens and descriptions for many species, missing or damaged type ...
The spiny orb-weaving spiders in the genera Gasteracantha and Micrathena look like plant seeds or thorns hanging in their orb-webs. Some species of Gasteracantha have very long, horn-like spines protruding from their abdomens. One feature of the webs of some orb-weavers is the stabilimentum, a crisscross band of silk through the center of the web.
Their bite is not dangerous to humans but may induce mild, local pain, redness, and occasionally swelling for a period of 30 minutes up to three to four hours. The female is larger than the male, having a body length of 20 – 25 mm compared with 15 – 17 mm for the males.
Austracantha minax is most commonly known as "jewel spiders" due to their body colouration. [2] This may sometimes be specified further as "Australian jewel spiders" due to the common name being shared with the unrelated North American jewel spider Araneus gemmoides, [3] as well as the widespread jewel box spider Gasteracantha cancriformis. [4]
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate
Gasteracantha cancriformis, the jewel box spider This page was last edited on 27 December 2019, at 22:20 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta emeriti Roberts, 1983 — Aldabra; Gasteracantha sanguinolenta insulicola Emerit, 1974 — Seychelles; Gasteracantha sanguinolenta legendrei Emerit, 1974 — Europa Islands; Gasteracantha sanguinolenta mangrovae Emerit, 1974 — Madagascar; Gasteracantha sanguinolenta rueppelli (Strand, 1916) — Egypt