Tags: Arachnid.

Gasteracantha falcicornis is a species of spider belonging to the family Araneidae. It is a found in eastern and southern Africa.The female larger and more colourful than the male has a bright red abdomen decorated with many deep black pits. There is a long curved black horn at each side and two shorter straight horns at the front and rear.

Gasteracantha_falcicornis_(red_spiked_orb_weaver_spider).jpg
binomial authority
Arthur Gardiner Butler
class
Arachnid
family
Orb-weaver spider
genus
Spiny orb-weaver
kingdom
Animal
order
Spider
phylum
Arthropod

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