OuiSi Nature card 34: Spiny Orb Weaver. Photograph by Lenz Lim The whole photograph behind card 34: Spiny Orb Weaver. Photograph by Lenz Lim

OuiSi Nature · Card 34

Spiny Orb Weaver

Gasteracantha doriae

Location
Singapore
Date
April 27, 2021
Photograph byLenz Lim

Description

Spiders from the family Araneidae (orb weavers) spin large, intricate webs that allow them to catch their prey. Females from this genus of orb weavers have large and wide abdomens with 3 pairs of spines further accentuating this width

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Spiny Orb Weaver

Photograph by Lenz Lim