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Actinacantha globulata

Bulbous Spiny Orb Weaver
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Taxonomy

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Description
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Bulbous Spiny Orb Weaver (Actinacantha globulata) is a type of orb weaver belonging to the family Araneidae. It can grow up to 10 mm in length. It has six well-separated dark blue spines, unequal in length and radiating from the abdominal centre. It is normally distributed in the secondary forests in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei (Koh & Bay, 2019).

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Profile
Nik Ahmad Irwan Izzauddin Bin Nik Him (Dr.)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
  • Spiders
  • Biodiversity
  • PM
Norma Binti Che Yusoff (Prof. Dr.)
University of Malaya (UM)
  • Spiders (Ecology)
  • Protected Areas
  • Marine & Coastal
  • Digital Sequence Information (DSI)
  • Climate Change
  • PM
  • W
Rosli Hashim (Prof. Dr.)
University of Malaya (UM)
  • Birds (Ecology)
  • Mammals (Ecology)
  • Spiders
  • Insects
  • Biodiversity
  • Protected Areas
  • PM
  • W
Tan Li Peng (Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK)
  • Arachnids
  • Insects
  • Agriculture
  • Biodiversity
  • Forest
  • PM
PM - Peninsular Malaysia; SBH - Sabah; SWK - Sarawak; SEA - Southeast Asia; W - World;

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Article
  1. Norma-Rashid, Y. & Li, D. (2009). A checklist of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from Peninsular Malaysia inclusive of twenty new records. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 57 (2), 305-322
Book
  1. Koh, J.K.H. & Bay, N. (2019). Borneo Spiders: A Photographic Field Guide. Sabah Forestry Department, Malaysia. pp. 497.

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Acknowledgements :- Ms. Aida Salihah Binti Abu Bakar, Ms. Norazah Binti Norddin & Mr. Tan Kok Kiat

Species Citation :- Actinacantha globulata. Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Accessed via https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/60859. [Retrieved 23 March 2023].

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