Macracantha hasselti
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Macracantha hasselti | |
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In Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Araneidae |
Genus: | Macracantha |
Species: | M. hasselti
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Binomial name | |
Macracantha hasselti (C. L. Koch, 1837)[1]
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Macracantha hasselti, commonly known as Hasselt's spiny spider,[citation needed] is a species of spider belonging to the family Araneidae. It is a native of Asia, occurring from India eastwards to Indonesia.
Typical of this genus, the male of this species is small and rather nondescript but the female is rather larger and very colourful. She is usually around 8 mm in length (excluding legs). The carapace has a dense covering of white hairs. The abdomen is roughly triangular and bright orange with 12 black spots arranged in two rows along the back and six black spikes around the margin, the two at the rear corners being much the longest, straight and pointed.
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References
- ^ "Macracantha hasselti (C. L. Koch, 1837)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 18 November 2021
- Preston-Mafham, Ken (1998). Spiders: Compact Study Guide and Identifier. Angus Books. ISBN 978-1-904594-93-2.Error: "Q2690436" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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