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Tent Web Spider

Photo by Joey99
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Field Notes

Description:

Found in a large garden

Species ID Suggestions

tent spider

Cyrtophora moluccensis

Reference Link
MartinL
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Comments (6)
LaurenZarate
LoL Joey, you have sharp eyes to have seen that little ruler!
Joey99
Ava, like me you are probably wondering how this spider spins perfect squares in his web. I now know how he does that. I was in the garden last night and walked up to him when he wasn't looking. He had a small ruler in his back pocket. (-:
Joey99
Ava, yeah, a neat web. The spider that built this one is a Tent Web Spider. See my comments to Martin for more pics of tent web spiders.
Joey99
Martin, thanks for the ID. I've been trying to run-down an ID for this one for months. I have photos of the same kind of spider. See this link: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/119... Also, please take a look at these links: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/111... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/141... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/116... Do you think my spider might actually be: Cyrtophora citricola? Thanks. Joe

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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
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PublishedJune 26, 2014

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