Spiny-spider
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Micrathena funebris
Micrathena funebris is an orb-weaving spider in the family Araneidae, distributed from the United States through Central America to Costa Rica. As a member of the spiny orbweaver genus Micrathena, it shares the characteristic armored abdomen with spines or projections typical of this tropical and subtropical group. The species was originally described as Acrosoma funebre by Marx in 1898.