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Tentweb Weavers
Cyrtophora
Cyrtophora, the tent-web spiders, although technically orb-web spiders (family Araneidae), do not build orb webs. Their tent-like, highly complex non-sticky web is sometimes considered a precursor of the simplified orb web. These webs are aligned horizontally, with a network of supporting threads above them. These spiders often live in colonies. Females have a body length of mostly about 10 mm.
44 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Tropical Tent-web Spider
speciesCyrtophora citricola
Dome Web Spider
speciesCyrtophora moluccensis
Garden tent-web spider
speciesCyrtophora cicatrosa
Pan-web Orbweaver
speciesCyrtophora exanthematica
Red Tent Spider
speciesCyrtophora unicolor
Cylindroid Tentweb Weaver
speciesCyrtophora cylindroides
Russian Tent Spider
speciesCyrtophora hirta
Cyrtophora ikomosanensis
speciesCyrtophora ikomosanensis
Cyrtophora guangxiensis
speciesCyrtophora guangxiensis
Beccari's Tent Spider
speciesCyrtophora beccarii
Fat-legged tent-web Orb-weaver
speciesCyrtophora crassipes
Cyrtophora parnasia
speciesCyrtophora parnasia
Cyrtophora petersi
speciesCyrtophora petersi
Cyrtophora admiralia
speciesCyrtophora admiralia
Cyrtophora jabalpurensis
speciesCyrtophora jabalpurensis
Cyrtophora bidenta
speciesCyrtophora bidenta
Cyrtophora feae
speciesCyrtophora feae
Cyrtophora doriae
speciesCyrtophora doriae
Cyrtophora sextuberculata
speciesCyrtophora sextuberculata
Cyrtophora trigona
speciesCyrtophora trigona
Cyrtophora limbata
speciesCyrtophora limbata
Cyrtophora bituberculata
speciesCyrtophora bituberculata
Cyrtophora ksudra
speciesCyrtophora ksudra
Cyrtophora lahirii
speciesCyrtophora lahirii
Cyrtophora nareshi
speciesCyrtophora nareshi
Cyrtophora gazellae
speciesCyrtophora gazellae
Cyrtophora bicauda
speciesCyrtophora bicauda
Cyrtophora cephalotes
speciesCyrtophora cephalotes
Cyrtophora koronadalensis
speciesCyrtophora koronadalensis
Cyrtophora parangexanthematica
speciesCyrtophora parangexanthematica
Cyrtophora rainbowi
speciesCyrtophora rainbowi
Cyrtophora monulfi
speciesCyrtophora monulfi
Cyrtophora eczematica
speciesCyrtophora eczematica
Cyrtophora diazoma
speciesCyrtophora diazoma
Cyrtophora forbesi
speciesCyrtophora forbesi
Cyrtophora lineata
speciesCyrtophora lineata
Cyrtophora gemmosa
speciesCyrtophora gemmosa
Cyrtophora bimaculata
speciesCyrtophora bimaculata
Cyrtophora lacunaris
speciesCyrtophora lacunaris
Cyrtophora caudata
speciesCyrtophora caudata
Cyrtophora subacalypha
speciesCyrtophora subacalypha
Heart-shaped Tent-web Orb-weaver
speciesCyrtophora cordiformis
Cyrtophora larinioides
speciesCyrtophora larinioides
Cyrtophora hainanensis
speciesCyrtophora hainanensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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