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Christmas All Year!! These are commonly called Christmas Spiders. They are Spiny Orb Weavers and belong to the genus Gasteracantha. Photo taken in the Aiyura Valley of the Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Gasteracantha taeniata Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Christmas All Year!!

These are commonly called Christmas Spiders. They are Spiny Orb Weavers and belong to the genus Gasteracantha. Photo taken in the Aiyura Valley of the Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Nice find! Posted 5 years ago
  2. View Laura Young's profile
    Laura Young
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    I could probably find 10 of these in 30 minutes around our house. Quite plentiful. Posted 5 years ago
  3. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    What a cutie!! Posted 5 years ago

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The Christmas Spider

Gasteracantha taeniata is a spiny-backed orb-weaver in the Gasteracantha genus.

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Uploaded Sep 8, 2019. Captured Aug 25, 2019 15:22.
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  • iPhone 5s
  • f/2.2
  • 1/33s
  • ISO64
  • 4.15mm

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