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Photo by SaravanaRaja
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Description:

This spider was small in size hanging in the center of its web home and the wall behind matches the color of the web to make its web invisible.
Species: #araneusdiadematus from family araneidae (correct me if I'm wrong with species)

Cam: Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Insta link: https://www.instagram.com/p/BZ02fIAFbhZ/?taken-by=saravanaraja_clicks

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
maplemoth662
A very pretty, portrait photo....a very pretty spider....
amogha
this one is not jumping spider it must be some orb weaver
SukanyaDatta
According to Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araneus_diadematus, It is an orb-weaver spider found in Europe and North America. Since you spotted it in Chennai, this is likely some other species. I am no spider-expert but suggest you check Neoscona sp. The pattern on the back is reminding me of it. Good luck. This is a wonderful photo, so ID should not be difficult.

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PublishedOctober 4, 2017

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