Gasteracantha sanguinolenta
Long Horn Kite
Species Info:
 
                            Origin
South Africa
                     
                            Lifestyle
Arboreal
                     
                            Temp
22-25C
                     
                            Humidity
60-70%
                     
                            Leg Span
2cm
                     
                            Disposition
Spiky 
                     
                            Suitability
3
                    Gasteracantha orb-weaver spiders are brightly coloured with six prominent spines on their broad, hardened, shell-like abdomens. The name Gasteracantha is derived from the Greek gaster (γαστήρ), meaning “belly, abdomen”, and akantha (άκανθα), meaning “thorn, spine”

 
                        	                    