Your current chain: State of matter Life > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Chelicerata > Class Arachnida > Order Araneae > Suborder Araneomorphae > Infraorder Entelegynae > Superfamily Araneoidea > Family Araneidae > Subfamily Gasteracanthinae > Genus Gasteracantha
(From Wikipedia) Gasteracantha is a genus of orb-weaver spiders. Species of the genus are known as spiny-backed orb-weavers, spiny orb-weavers, or spiny spiders.
FACT: These spiders exhibit strong sexual dimorphism, with females being brightly colored and several times larger than the males!
Currently discovered: 1/69 Species
Species