Spiny Spider (Gasteracantha fornicata)

This photo was taken at the Botanical Gardens in Cairns, North Queensland, Australia.

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Bagerathan Sivarajah

Snow Leopard

That is a scary spider. Posted 11 years ago
1. petmer28
  
  Grizzly Bear
  
  Once you get to know him, he was quite friendly. I took so many photos of him, in the end he began posing for me. However I have a couple of photos of him eating a moth, he didn't look that pretty then. Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

I love bizarre insects, thanks so much for sharing!

(as a small correction: I know spiders aren't insects) Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago
1. petmer28
  
  Grizzly Bear
  
  I found another bizarre critter for you, not sure what else to call it, lizard, hmm maybe not Posted 11 years ago

The Gastercantha Fornicata

''Gasteracantha fornicata'' is a species of spiny orb-weavers found in Queensland Australia. It is similar in shape to ''Austracantha minax'' which was originally described as ''Gasteracantha minax''. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775, the first Australian species of spider to be named and classified.

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Similar species: Spiders

Species identified by WildFlower

By petmer28

Uploaded Mar 12, 2014. Captured Sep 3, 2009 11:15.

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