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tent web spider

Cyrtophora sp.

Photo by Scott Frazier
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Observed in a large semi-urban yard/garden next to a patch of disturbed remnant forest. This is in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.

Reference Links:

Tent Spider - Cyrtophora moluccensis

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Atul
Hello Scott ...this is one of the Tent Web Spiders ...Cyrtophora sp. Family Araneidae.

Spotted for Missions

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International Spider Survey
Mission
Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
Mission
Biota of S. Frazier's Yard at Sentani, Papua, Indonesia

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PublishedJuly 14, 2014

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