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Cyrtophora moluccensis
Belongs to the orb-web spiders (family Araneidae), but Cyrtophora moluccensis does not build an orb web. Its tent-like, highly complex non-sticky web is sometimes considered a precursor of the simplified orb-web. It has a distinct dome with a central peak where the spiders hide and threads above and and below the dome. The spiders often live in loose colonies where the webs may not be joined, but are often built very close each other. The spiders mostly hang in the bottom of the web, upside down. Egg sacs are strung above the dome. The male is much smaller than the female. ♀ 24mm ♂ 8mm
Spotted on Sep 15, 2012
Submitted on Sep 15, 2012
11 Comments
Great shot..
Great shot.
I photographed one of these today :)
Dave
Actually it was 1.5 inches.. not 1.5 cm..
Surely different Spider...
http://arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp...
I think Tent web spiders are very small in size 1 cm.
Thanks all
Nice series!
nice one Jason!
Thanks Chun Xing Wong..
I believe this is a Cyrtophora species.
It shares a lot of similarities with Cyrtophora moluccensis.
Thanks Nuwan