Interception of the egg sac of the Spiny-backed Orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus, 1758) in the United Kingdom on produce from Costa Rica (Araneae: Araneidae)

An egg sac of the non-native spider Gasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Araneidae) found on the leaf of an imported shrub Heptapleurum arboricola Hayata (Araliaceae) from Costa Rica is described and illustrated following its interception in the United Kingdom.

Deady, Rob & Sherwood, Danniella. (2025). Interception of the egg sac of the Spiny-backed Orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus, 1758) in the United Kingdom on produce from Costa Rica (Araneae: Araneidae). Natura Somogyiensis. 46. 21-24. 10.24394/NatSom.2025.46.21. https://doi.org/10.24394/NatSom.2025.46.21

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Interception of the egg sac of the Spiny-backed Orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus, 1758) in the United Kingdom on produce from Costa Rica (Araneae: Araneidae)

Interception of the egg sac of the Spiny-backed Orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus, 1758) in the United Kingdom on produce from Costa Rica (Araneae: Araneidae)