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Tent web spider

Cyrtophora moluccensis

Photo by sunnyjosef
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Indian tent web spider guarding her string of precious egg sacs.. About 10mm size, this spider makes a very complex, three dimensional labyrinth of non sticky web.
One more spotting here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/39871071

Habitat:

Spotted low in the vegetation in a sheltered area from rain.

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Spiders of India
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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedJune 20, 2014

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