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Herennia sp.
Herennia sp. is commonly known as the ornamental tree trunk spider and is a species of spider in the family Nephilidae native to Asia. It exhibits sexual dimorphism, the female being much larger than the male. It weaves a small web on the trunk of a tree or the wall of a building and is well camouflaged by its dappled colouration.
Seen at a small forest near a river.
Spotted on Feb 7, 2016
Submitted on Mar 7, 2016
23 Comments
Thank you Hema!
lovely!
Thanks a lot Antonio and Sunny :-)
Lovely... Congrats Satyen!!!
Awesome Satyen,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing
Thank you everyone :-)
Congratulations! Amazing!
Congratulations ! Well deserved Satyen. It is a beauty.
Thank you guys!
Congrats !!!! Great spot
Congratulations Wild Things!!!
Thanks a lot Ashley! Thank you guys :-)
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Congrats Satyen
Congrats Wild Things!
Congrats, this beautiful spider has been chosen as Spotting of the Day!
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Thank you Armadeus & Despina!
Beautiful spider! Congrats for the spotting!
Great shot Wild Things! Thank you for sharing :)
Thank you guys! Yes, it is a female Mark. The male is much smaller in size and you can see him in this spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/226...
What a great-looking spider !
Impressive. I guess this is a fem.
What a super cool spider! Love it.