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spiney orb weaver :D Gasteracantha arcuata Click/tap to enlarge

spiney orb weaver :D

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  1. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
    Lion
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    This doesn't seem to be the right species.
    http://www.natgeocreative.com/photography/1342492     Posted 11 years ago
  2. View Shubham Rathore's profile
    Shubham Rathore
    Snow Leopard
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    I got it off wikipedia Posted 11 years ago
  3. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
    Lion
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    I found this guy identified as Gasteracantha mammosa, but the English Wikipedia and EOL say it is a synonym of Gasteracantha cancriformis, which looks different so I don't know if it is the same or a different species.
    http://www.cod.edu/people/faculty/chenpe/YTHER/2014_05_29/
    http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/guidebooks/spiders/text/Gasteracantha_mammosa.htm
    http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasteracantha
    http://eol.org/pages/1195285/overview
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasteracantha_cancriformis     Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago

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Uploaded Jul 12, 2014. Captured Sep 17, 2013 17:53.
  • Canon EOS 1000D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/41s
  • ISO400
  • 55mm