Gasteracantha kuhlii

Gasteracantha kuhli (also recorded as Black-and-white Spiny Spider) is an accepted species in the family Araneidae, within the order Araneae. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from China, India to Japan, Philippines and Indonesia, Indonesia (Sumatra), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java), Japan, Indonesia (Java), and Philippines. Spiders are arachnids rather than insects: adults have eight legs, no antennae and a body divided into two main regions.

Common name

Black-and-white Spiny Spider

Family

Araneidae

Order

Araneae

Identification rank

Species

Recorded distribution

China, India to Japan, Philippines and Indonesia, Indonesia (Sumatra), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java), Japan, Indonesia (Java), Philippines

Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy