Spiny Spiders
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This spider belongs to the genus Gasterachanta, which has a distinctive and unique body shape. They are called spiny spiders because they have hard, spine-like structures on the top of their abdomen. Their spines and bright colors can intimidate predators, but they themselves are harmless to humans.
According to an article I read, Gasterachanta is a genus of web-weaving spiders first named by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. Species in this genus are known as spiny web-weaving spiders, spiny web-weaving spiders, or spiny spiders.
In my village, in the past, the protein fibers from spider egg sacs were often used as wound dressings, especially for fresh wounds. Bleeding from fresh wounds could be stopped by applying these gametes.
• Kingdom: Animalia • Phylum: Arthropoda • Subphylum: Chelicerata • Class: Arachnida • Order: Araneae • Infraorder: Araneomorphae • Family: Araneidae • Genus: Gasteracantha
📷📱Camera: All photos are my own, taken using the Redmi 12 C camera in Photo Mode. Try not to shoot against the sun.
🎨🖌️ Photo Editor: Snapseed - using brightness setting +28.
🗓️ Photographing Date and Location: All photos taken under a bamboo tree - December 28, 2025
Additional Note: Portions of this article are taken from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasteracantha#:~:text=Gasteracantha%20adalah%20genus%20laba%2Dlaba,%2C%20atau%20laba%2Dlaba%20permata%20.&text=Members
