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Tent web Spider

Cyrtophora moluccensis

Photo by sunnyjosef
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Field Notes

Description:

A galaxy of colors bursts out from this tent web spiders web. Size about 20mm.

Habitat:

Spotted in an abandoned shed were sunlight seeps in from damaged roof.

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Cyrtophora

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Comments (2)
HemaShah
great description and lovely pictures!! Congrats again!

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International Spider Survey
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Spiders of India
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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
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2015 Best Wildlife Photo
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2015

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