Araneidae – Cyrtophora parnasia – Tent-web Spider

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Name:
Araneidae – Cyrtophora parnasia – Tent-web Spider

Scientific Name:
Cyrtophora parnasia

Reference Number:
LLJ-579

Description

Class Arachnida; Order Araneae; Infraorder Araneomorphae; Family Araneidae (Orb-weavers); Scientific name: Cyrtophora crassipes; Common name: Tent Spider; Alternative common name: Tent-web Orb-weaver – Female with her sophisticated cobweb - Distribution in Australia: scattered in all mainland states and Tasmania - Photographed: in April, in Lake Cronin Nature Reserve east of Hyden, Western Australia.

Additional Details

Reference Number:	LLJ-579
Scientific Name:	Cyrtophora parnasia