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Gasteracantha is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first named by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. [2] Species of the genus are known as spiny-backed orb-weavers , spiny orb-weavers , or spiny spiders . The females of most species are brightly colored with six prominent spines on their broad, hardened, shell-like abdomens.
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 ...
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.
Gasteracantha quadrispinosa, the four-spined jewel spider, is a brightly coloured species of spider in the spiny orb-weaver genus Gasteracantha. [2] It occurs in wet forests of Queensland, Australia, and New Guinea, [1] [3] where it builds vertical orb webs approximately 1.5 m across and hangs in the centre of the web to wait for prey.
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Jewel spider is the common name of several different species of orb weaver spiders: Araneus gemmoides, the North American jewel spider; Austracantha minax, the Australian jewel spider; Gasteracantha cancriformis, sometimes known as the jewel box spider or jewel spider; Gasteracantha fornicata, the northern jewelled spider of Australia
Gasteracantha versicolor, known as the long-winged kite spider, [citation needed] is a species of diurnal spiny orb-weaver of the family Araneidae. It is found in the tropics and sub-tropics, where it occurs in forests. It has an extensive range, from central, east and southern Africa to Madagascar.
Gasteracantha kuhli is a species of spiny orb-weaver spider in the genus Gasteracantha, widespread from India to Japan, the Philippines, and Java in Indonesia. [1] It is known as the black-and-white spiny spider .