orb-weaver spider Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/orb-weaver-spider Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:50:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 Tent-web Spider – Cyrtophora moluccensis https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/tent-web-spider-cyrtophora-moluccensis?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tent-web-spider-cyrtophora-moluccensis https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/tent-web-spider-cyrtophora-moluccensis#respond Tue, 08 Feb 2022 05:11:52 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=6545 Cyrtophora moluccensis is a tent-web spider in the orb-weaver family. It is commonly known as the tent spider or dome-web spider, and is native to India, Japan, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Fiji, and Tonga. It is often found in disturbed or open habitats from coasts to forest and mountainous interiors. Wikipedia Location: Sungei Buloh Wetland […]

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]]> Cyrtophora moluccensis is a tent-web spider in the orb-weaver family. It is commonly known as the tent spider or dome-web spider, and is native to India, Japan, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Fiji, and Tonga. It is often found in disturbed or open habitats from coasts to forest and mountainous interiors. Wikipedia

Location: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve – Feb 2022

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/tent-web-spider-cyrtophora-moluccensis/feed 0 6545 Eriovixia porcula https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/eriovixia-porcula?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eriovixia-porcula https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/eriovixia-porcula#respond Mon, 03 May 2021 04:08:02 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=5065 Eriovixia is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Allan Frost Archer in 1951. Wikipedia Spotted at Dairy Farm Nature Park – March 2021 Thanks Nicky Bay for the ID

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]]> Eriovixia is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Allan Frost Archer in 1951. Wikipedia

Spotted at Dairy Farm Nature Park – March 2021

Thanks Nicky Bay for the ID

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/eriovixia-porcula/feed 0 5065 Argiope pulchella https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/argiope-pulchella?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=argiope-pulchella https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/argiope-pulchella#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:25:02 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=4552 Argiope pulchella is a species of the orb-weaver spider family, Araneidae. Its range extends from India to China, Indochina, and Sumatra. It is a synanthropic species, often living in habitats associated with humans. Wikipedia Thanks, Alexander M. Kerr for the ID Spotted at Dairy Farm Nature Park

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]]> Argiope pulchella is a species of the orb-weaver spider family, Araneidae. Its range extends from India to China, Indochina, and Sumatra. It is a synanthropic species, often living in habitats associated with humans. Wikipedia

Thanks, Alexander M. Kerr for the ID

Spotted at Dairy Farm Nature Park

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