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Red Tent spider

Cyrtophora unicolor

Photo by VivBraznell
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Large spider hiding in its leaf shelter protected by an amazing web structure.

Habitat:

Hedgerow

Reference Links:

red tent spider (cyrtophora unicolor)

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Comments (2)
VivBraznell
LOL!!! It was a huge structure armedeus.4 My photos don't do it justice. Protection for sure, I could not get close enough for a good shot of the spider, and snaring, there were plenty of food bits 'n' pieces in amongst the web.
Liana
Goodness...is the tent structure for protection or for snaring prey or both? If my face came into contact with that without knowing what it was...I think I would shriek :D

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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
Mission
Biodiversity of Thailand

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PublishedJanuary 28, 2016

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