Orb-weaver spiders Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/orb-weaver-spiders Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:45:34 +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 Singa Perpolita https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/singa-perpolita?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=singa-perpolita https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/singa-perpolita#respond Sat, 09 Oct 2021 13:27:37 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=6085 Singa, also called striped orb-weavers, is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by C. L. Koch in 1836. They are small for orb-weavers Wikipedia Location: Choa Chu Kang – Oct 2021 Thanks, Kelvin Lee Spiders of Singapore (S.O.S.) for the ID

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]]> Singa, also called striped orb-weavers, is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by C. L. Koch in 1836. They are small for orb-weavers Wikipedia

Location: Choa Chu Kang – Oct 2021

Thanks, Kelvin Lee Spiders of Singapore (S.O.S.) for the ID

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/singa-perpolita/feed 0 6085 Argiope spider https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/argiope-spider?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=argiope-spider https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/argiope-spider#respond Tue, 13 Oct 2020 07:59:26 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=1067 The genus Argiope includes rather large spiders that often have a strikingly coloured abdomen. These spiders are distributed throughout the world. Most countries in tropical or temperate climates host one or more species that are similar in appearance. Wikipedia Photo below are the Juvenile Argiope Spider

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]]> The genus Argiope includes rather large spiders that often have a strikingly coloured abdomen. These spiders are distributed throughout the world. Most countries in tropical or temperate climates host one or more species that are similar in appearance. Wikipedia

Photo below are the Juvenile Argiope Spider

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