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Gasteracantha sturi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Chelicerata

Infraorder
  
Araneomorphae

Scientific name
  
Gasteracantha sturi

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Araneae

Family
  
Araneidae

Higher classification
  
Spiny orb-weaver

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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, from Laos to the Moluccas.

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.

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Gasteracantha sturi Wikipedia