Gasteracantha is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first named by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. The females of most species are brightly colored with six prominent spines on their broad, hardened, shell-like abdomens. Members of the genus exhibit strong sexual dimorphism.
About Spiny orb-weaver in brief
Gasteracantha is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first named by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. The females of most species are brightly colored with six prominent spines on their broad, hardened, shell-like abdomens. Members of the genus exhibit strong sexual dimorphism.
Males are several times smaller than females, and they lack prominent spine or bright colors. Gasteracanth is distributed worldwide in tropical and subtropical climates.
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