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Cyrtophora citricola, also known as the tropical tent-web spider, is an orb-weaver spider in the family Araneidae. It is found in Asia , Africa , Australia , Costa Rica , Hispaniola , Colombia , and Southern Europe and in 2000, it was discovered in Florida .
Eriophora ravilla, the tropical orb weaver, is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae. It is found in a range from the United States to Brazil. It is found in a range from the United States to Brazil.
Orb-weaver spiders are members of the spider family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields, and forests. The English word "orb" can mean "circular", [ 1 ] hence the English name of the group.
“The majority of the spiders cause us no harm and are predators of pests,” says entomologist Roberto M. Pereira, Ph.D., an insect research scientist with the University of Florida. Translation ...
Eriophora is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. [3] It occurs in the Americas and Africa. The name is derived from Ancient Greek roots, and means "wool bearing". [4]
Cyrtophora, the tent-web spiders, is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. [2] Although they are in the "orb weaver" family, they do not build orb webs. Their tent-like, highly complex non-sticky web is sometimes considered a precursor of the simplified orb web.
An Orb-weaver spider (Araneus diadematus) was pictured on its web on Sept. 6, 2013, in Rennes, western France. How does the spider use the firefly's light?
Nephila spiders produce large asymmetric orb webs up to 1.5 m (5 ft) in diameter. [citation needed] Nephila species remain in their webs permanently, so have a higher predation risk. The golden silk orb-weaver is named for the yellow color of the spider silk used to construct these webs. Yellow threads of their web shine like gold in sunlight.