| Garden tent-web spider | |
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| In bright colouration | |
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| In typical colouration | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtophora |
| Species: | C. cicatrosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtophora cicatrosa Stoliczka, 1869
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Cyrtophora cicatrosa, commonly known as the garden tent-web spider or dome spider, is a common species of orb-weavers found in many parts of Asia. It is common in gardens and has a very dense, thick, three dimensional and strong tent-like web.
Description[edit]
It is a small spider, which has long legs and a green colour with yellowish markings. It can turn black with white and green markings when flushed. It is often seen upside down.[1] Its web is very strong but lacks sticky fibers. It is built in a three-dimensional and complex dome commonly found between branches of thorny plants,[1] but can be seen basically anywhere. Hence, they do not move very much from the centre of the dome in which they hang upside-down.[1] The dome is connected by many lines to a support, and forms a mountain shape in the middle.[1] A chain of green bean-like egg sacs is also a common sight in these webs.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Blanke, Rainer (2010-04-26). "Untersuchungen zum Sexualverhalten von Cyrtophora cicatrosa (Stoliczka) (Araneae, Araneidae)". Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie. 37 (1): 62–74. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0310.1975.tb01127.x. ISSN 0044-3573.