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Tent web spider

Cyrtophora moluccensis

Photo by sunnyjosef
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Field Notes

Description:

Indian tent web spider showing the very complex web it weaves. Size is about 20mm.

Habitat:

Bushes and trees. Also inside houses.

Reference Links:

Cyrtophora

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Snata Chakraborty
Most definitely a Cyrtophora cicatrosa, https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/542396-Cyrtophora-cicatrosa

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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2013

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