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Tropical Tent-web Spider

Cyrtophora citricola

Habitat:

mangroves, wooded areas, suburbs

Notes:

This one was seen in mangroves. Most visible is the web the spider is the blurry brown mass in the center, sorry for the lousy pic.

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2 Comments

LivanEscudero
LivanEscudero 12 years ago

Yes! actually when taking the pic I hadn't noticed the spider at all and was trying to photograph the web itself. It is like a fine mesh, almost like a mosquito net, and very intricate (3-D) not like the one planar orb weavers.

HollyGreene
HollyGreene 12 years ago

What a unique web!

LivanEscudero
Spotted by
LivanEscudero

Palmetto Bay, Florida, USA

Spotted on Dec 29, 2009
Submitted on Jan 4, 2012

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