Gasteracantha sturi

Gasteracantha sturi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Gasteracantha
Species: G. sturi
Binomial name
Gasteracantha sturi
(Doleschall, 1857)
Synonyms

Plectana sturii
Plectana centrum
Gasterocantha nigristernis

Gasteracantha sturi, commonly known as the blunt-spined kite spider is a species of spider belonging to the family Araneidae. It is found in Southeast Asia.

The abdomen is much broader than long and bright yellow with two black cross lines. The lateral corners have thick, blunt spikes with two shorter, sharper spikes both on the front and rear margins. All the spikes are black.

References

[Spiders: Compact Study Guide and orld spider catalog], version 11.5. American Museum of Natural History'. 

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