Gasteracantha versicolor (long-winged kite spider)

Gasteracantha versicolor (long-winged kite spider)

Description
English: Long-winged kite spider in the Krantzkloof Nature Reserve in Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal
Date 4 June 2013, 12:22
Author JMK https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JMK
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gasteracantha_versicolor,_Krantzkloof_Natuurreservaat,_c.jpg

Gasteracantha versicolor, known as the long-winged kite spider, is a species of diurnal spiny orb-weaver of the family Araneidae. It is found in the tropics and sub-tropics, where it occurs in forests. It has an extensive range, from central, east and southern Africa to Madagascar. Order: Araneae, Infraorder: Araneomorphae, Family: Araneidae, Genus: Gasteracantha, Species: Gasteracantha versicolor (Walckenaer, 1841).


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Description		Gasteracantha versicolor (long-winged kite spider) Description English: Long-winged kite spider in the Krantzkloof Nature Reserve in Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal Date 4 June 2013, 12:22 Author JMK https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JMK Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gasteracantha_versicolor,_Krantzkloof_Natuurreservaat,_c.jpg Gasteracantha versicolor, known as the long-winged kite spider, is a species of diurnal spiny orb-weaver of the family Araneidae. It is found in the tropics and sub-tropics, where it occurs in forests. It has an extensive range, from central, east and southern Africa to Madagascar. Order: Araneae, Infraorder: Araneomorphae, Family: Araneidae, Genus: Gasteracantha, Species: Gasteracantha versicolor (Walckenaer, 1841).

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