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Photo by Milind Bodas
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Description:

I do not know exactly which species of spider make this kind of nest.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
Leuba Ridgway
Sorry about the error Milind. Please edit your spotting and add the correct genus as suggested. Thanks.
Mark Ridgway
I think we have genus correct - Cyrtophora Note Leuba has mis-spelled it below. If you don't have a photo of any actual spider then genus is probably the best ID to expect. I would put "Cyrtophora sp." into the scientific name field.
Leuba Ridgway
Milind, Frankievr appears to have got the right genus. Have a look at this from Kerala. the spider is Cryptophora moluccensis http://sahilonline.blogspot.com.au/2007/01/some-spiders-from-india.html This species if found from India to Japan.
Milind Bodas
Thanks Frankievr. But when I searched on google, I found many types of tent spiders. Now I should look for this one in our area. I will try to click a photo.
Frankievr
In South Africa we also have a tent spider (Cyrtophora). Family: Araneidae; Sub-family: Araneinae; Genus: Cyrtophora

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PublishedDecember 10, 2013

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