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Spinybacked Orbweaver
Meghan Cassidy, CC BY-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist

Spiders & tarantulas

Spinybacked Orbweaver

Gasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Names

EnglishSpinybacked Orbweaver
Dutch—
SpanishAraña panadera
Chinese乳突棘蛛
Sranan Tongoanansi (general name for the group)
Scientific nameGasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

Gasteracantha cancriformis (spinybacked orbweaver) is a species of orb-weaver spider (family Araneidae). It is widely distributed in the New World.

The genus name Gasteracantha derives from the Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr), meaning "belly", and ἄκανθα (ákantha), meaning "thorn", while the specific epithet cancriformis derives from the Latin words cancer ("crab") and forma ("shape, form, appearance").

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyAraneidae
GenusGasteracantha

In Suriname

19Records in Suriname
15iNaturalist observations
2017First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo13
  • Sipaliwini5
  • Commewijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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