Hasselt's Spiny Spider

Description: Hasselt's spiny orbweaver spider (Gasteracantha hasselti). Found this along with my macro photography group while trudging along the paved trail at the entrance of Pasir Ris Park, Singapore. It caught the attention of a few in our group. Looks mighty harmful here with all those jutting spikes from its body. These type of spiders have that distinct thorns or spikes jutting out of their abdomen. They do bite (good thing we did not really touch it or else we'll get a nasty ant-like potent bite) but their bites are generally harmless. Date: 15 July 2011, 23:06. Source: Spiny Orb Weaver Spider On A Dry Leaf. Author: giovzaid85 from Singapore, Singapore.

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Description: বাংলা: লাউয়াছড়া জাতীয় উদ্যান : This is a photo of a natural heritage site in Bangladesh identified by the ID: BDPA-NP-G-38-5. Date: 16 November 2014, 13:12:07. Source: Own work. Author: Shafquat Ameen. Camera location24° 19′ 11″ N, 91° 47′ 01″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 24.319722; 91.783611.

Description: English: Gasteracantha hasselti (Spiny Orb-Weaver) found at Kalasa, Karnataka, India. Date: 26 June 2008. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/krayker/2628659984/. Author: wildxplorer. Camera location13° 14′ 56.71″ N, 75° 21′ 51.4″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 13.249085; 75.364278.