Gasteracantha cancriformis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the gasteracantha cancriformis lives – recorded in 21 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Gasteracantha cancriformis
Group	Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids
Found in	21 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Arachnid
Order	Araneida
Family	Araneidae

Where does the gasteracantha cancriformis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the gasteracantha cancriformis in 21 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Belém, Texas.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the gasteracantha cancriformis?

The gasteracantha cancriformis (Gasteracantha cancriformis) is an arachnid in the order Araneida and the family Araneidae, genus Gasteracantha. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the gasteracantha cancriformis

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").

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gasteracantha cancriformis (revision 1378636477), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q138490 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).