curved spiny spider Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/curved-spiny-spider Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Mon, 14 Aug 2023 11:36:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 Macracantha arcuata https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/macracantha-arcuata?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=macracantha-arcuata https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/macracantha-arcuata#respond Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:56:14 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=7316 Macracantha arcuata also known as the curved spiny spider. Macracantha is a genus of Asian orb-weaver spiders recognized as containing the species, Macracantha arcuata, although some schemes also recognise inclusion of Gasteracantha hasselti in this genus. Wikipedia Previously known as Gasteracantha arcuata, it was moved to the genus Macracantha by Patrick (2007). With its distinctively long […]

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Macracantha is a genus of Asian orb-weaver spiders recognized as containing the species, Macracantha arcuata, although some schemes also recognise inclusion of Gasteracantha hasselti in this genus. Wikipedia

Previously known as Gasteracantha arcuata, it was moved to the genus Macracantha by Patrick (2007). With its distinctively long and curved spines.

Location: Upper Seletar Reservoir – August 2022

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