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tropical tent-web spider

Cyrtophora citricola

Description:

Brown in color with white pattern spots, about 10 mm large with an elliptical white egg sac.

Habitat:

Spotted in a morning walk around Francoli river in Tarragona, Catalonia. It can be found at warmer parts of Europe, Asia and Africa, but also Australia, Costa Rica, Hispaniola and Colombia. It can now also be found in other parts, such as Florida.

Notes:

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Infraorder: Araneomorphae Family: Araneidae Genus: Cyrtophora Species: C. citricola

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JordiPrats
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JordiPrats

Tarragona, Catalunya, Spain

Spotted on May 23, 2020
Submitted on May 23, 2020

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