laba-laba bertanduk dan bercangkang (spiny orb weaver)

Spesies laba-laba bertanduk ini juga dikenal dengan nama Spiny Orb Weaver. Mereka ditemukan hampir di seluruh belahan dunia, bahkan di taman dan dekat rumah kita. Laba-laba ini sangat tidak berbahaya bagi manusia walaupun bentuknya sedikit mengerikan. Tanduk dan duri pada tubuhnya digunakan untuk menakuti burung pemangsanya.

Spiny orb-weavers is a common name for Gasteracantha

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Spiny orb-weavers is a common name for Gasteracantha, a genus of spiders. They are also commonly called spiny-backed orb-weavers, due to the prominent spines on their abdomen (compare genus Isoxya). These spiders can reach sizes of up to 3 cm (1.2 in) in diameter (measured from spike to spike). Although their abdomen is shaped like a crab shell with spikes, it is not to be confused with a crab spider.

Often brightly colored, spiny orb-weavers have a broad, hard abdomen that can be white, orange, or yellow with red markings.[2] The female shell is ringed by six red or orange spines, whereas the smaller male lacks the spiny projections and instead has four to five stubby dark projections

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