Spiny Orb Weaver Photo Thread

[Kada]

Another post reminded of how wonderful this group is, some of the most wild looking spiders out there.

What do you guys have in your area? Or, collections perhaps.

Let's post pics with Latin name and country if possible

Here are a couple species from Taiwan I see regularly.

Gasteracantha kuhli

Gasteracantha sauteri

Thelacantha brevispina

 

[Brewser]

Excellent Armour Plating
The Best Offense is a Strong Defense

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

I don’t see orb weavers anymore.

 

[zsiciarz]

None of these in Central Europe, only a few half-baked attempts by evolution. However these too are from the Araneidae family.

Cyclosa oculata


Gibbaranea gibbosa

Araneus angulatus fits the same category, but I don't have any good photos of them yet.