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Tent Spider (Cyrtophora molucensis) (3/7)
Araneae: Araneidae
Cyrtophora molucensis
 04.jpg "Vik Dunis: Tent Spider (Cyrtophora molucensis) - 05/09/2012")
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© Vik Dunis 2012
Moreton Telegraph Station, QLD (Sep, 2012)
Common Names
- Tent Spider
Tent Spider females, males and egg-sacs can be seen suspended beneath a small section of a network of "tents".
The males are smaller than females with narrower abdomens. The egg-sacs are silky ball-like structures.
 01.jpg "Vik: Tent Spider (Cyrtophora molucensis) - 05/09/2012")
Female Tent Spider
 02.jpg "Vik: Tent Spider (Cyrtophora molucensis) - 05/09/2012")
Tent Spider Webs
 04.jpg "Vik: Tent Spider (Cyrtophora molucensis) - 05/09/2012")
Tent Spider Webs
 03.jpg "Vik: Tent Spider (Cyrtophora molucensis) - 05/09/2012")
Female Tent Spider eating
 05.jpg "Vik: Tent Spider (Cyrtophora molucensis) - 23/05/2014")
Tent Spider
 06.jpg "Vik: Tent Spider (Cyrtophora molucensis) - 23/05/2014")
Tent Spider
 07.jpg "Vik: Tent Spider (Cyrtophora molucensis) - 23/05/2014")
Tent Spider