---
title: "Scimitar-horn Kitespider"
description: "Gasteracantha falcicornis — Insekten & Spinnen. Gasteracantha falcicornis is a species of spider belonging to the family Araneidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/scimitar-horn-kitespider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Scimitar-horn Kitespider

> Gasteracantha falcicornis — Insekten & Spinnen. Gasteracantha falcicornis is a species of spider belonging to the family Araneidae.

- Scientific name: *Gasteracantha falcicornis*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 437
- Wikidata: [Q1645375](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1645375)
- iNaturalist taxon: [513207](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/513207)

## Names

- en: Scimitar-horn Kitespider

## Countries with the most observations

TZ (167), KE (92), MZ (49), ZA (11), SZ (4), MW (3)

## Summary

Gasteracantha falcicornis is a species of spider belonging to the family Araneidae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasteracantha_falcicornis

## Photo

![Scimitar-horn Kitespider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/scimitar-horn-kitespider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dimitri Brosens · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/387216598

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/scimitar-horn-kitespider?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).