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Dome Web Spider

Cyrtophora moluccensis

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Atul
Atul 11 years ago
Tent-web spider
Cyrtophora sp. Family Araneidae


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sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 11 years ago

Thank you Atul for the I D suggestion. It seems to be Cyrtophora moluccensis.

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CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 11 years ago

This is a guess since I'm not familiar with Indian spiders but it reminds me of a Sheetweb Spider, subfamily Linyphiidae based on the web and overall look of the spider. Good luck!

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sunnyjosef
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sunnyjosef

Kochi, Kerala, India

Spotted on Sep 14, 2012
Submitted on Sep 14, 2012

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