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Dome Tent Spider -back, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua Interesting thing about this species is that it usually builds a solitary web, but sometimes a &quot;colonial&quot; web, which is enormous. This still does not make it a social spider as each individual will defend their own turf.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157447/dome_tent_spider_-_colonial_web_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html" title="Dome Tent Spider - colonial web, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/157447_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=lt64IQUVUVXQGinw0IL5yoDSQCI%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Dome Tent Spider - colonial web, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua Interesting thing about this species is that it usually builds a solitary web, but sometimes a &quot;colonial&quot; web, which is enormous. This still does not make it a social spider as each individual will defend their own turf.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157447/dome_tent_spider_-_colonial_web_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157448/dome_tent_spider_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157449/dome_tent_spider_-back_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html Arfak Mountains,Australia (continent),Cyrtophora moluccensis,Dome Tent Spider,Geotagged,Indonesia,Minggre,New Guinea,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,Vogelkop,West Papua,Western New Guinea" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157448/dome_tent_spider_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html" title="Dome Tent Spider, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/157448_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=xd0Emi0Ks2KaoZ7E2f9VJFKxSEw%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Dome Tent Spider, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua Interesting thing about this species is that it usually builds a solitary web, but sometimes a &quot;colonial&quot; web, which is enormous. This still does not make it a social spider as each individual will defend their own turf.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157447/dome_tent_spider_-_colonial_web_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157448/dome_tent_spider_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157449/dome_tent_spider_-back_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html Arfak Mountains,Australia (continent),Cyrtophora moluccensis,Dome Tent Spider,Geotagged,Indonesia,Minggre,New Guinea,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,Vogelkop,West Papua,Western New Guinea" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157449/dome_tent_spider_-back_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html" title="Dome Tent Spider -back, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/157449_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=2%2BA4k7HGPueeRW7M8%2FL3BnqFi8Q%3D" width="200" height="160" alt="Dome Tent Spider -back, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua Interesting thing about this species is that it usually builds a solitary web, but sometimes a &quot;colonial&quot; web, which is enormous. This still does not make it a social spider as each individual will defend their own turf.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157447/dome_tent_spider_-_colonial_web_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157448/dome_tent_spider_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157449/dome_tent_spider_-back_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html Arfak Mountains,Australia (continent),Cyrtophora moluccensis,Dome Tent Spider,Geotagged,Indonesia,Minggre,New Guinea,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,Vogelkop,West Papua,Western New Guinea" /></a></figure> Arfak Mountains,Australia (continent),Cyrtophora moluccensis,Dome Tent Spider,Geotagged,Indonesia,Minggre,New Guinea,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,Vogelkop,West Papua,Western New Guinea Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Dome Tent Spider -back, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua

Interesting thing about this species is that it usually builds a solitary web, but sometimes a "colonial" web, which is enormous. This still does not make it a social spider as each individual will defend their own turf.

Dome Tent Spider - colonial web, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua Interesting thing about this species is that it usually builds a solitary web, but sometimes a "colonial" web, which is enormous. This still does not make it a social spider as each individual will defend their own turf.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157447/dome_tent_spider_-_colonial_web_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157448/dome_tent_spider_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157449/dome_tent_spider_-back_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html Arfak Mountains,Australia (continent),Cyrtophora moluccensis,Dome Tent Spider,Geotagged,Indonesia,Minggre,New Guinea,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,Vogelkop,West Papua,Western New Guinea

Dome Tent Spider, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua Interesting thing about this species is that it usually builds a solitary web, but sometimes a "colonial" web, which is enormous. This still does not make it a social spider as each individual will defend their own turf.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157447/dome_tent_spider_-_colonial_web_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157448/dome_tent_spider_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157449/dome_tent_spider_-back_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html Arfak Mountains,Australia (continent),Cyrtophora moluccensis,Dome Tent Spider,Geotagged,Indonesia,Minggre,New Guinea,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,Vogelkop,West Papua,Western New Guinea

Dome Tent Spider -back, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua Interesting thing about this species is that it usually builds a solitary web, but sometimes a "colonial" web, which is enormous. This still does not make it a social spider as each individual will defend their own turf.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157447/dome_tent_spider_-_colonial_web_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157448/dome_tent_spider_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157449/dome_tent_spider_-back_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html Arfak Mountains,Australia (continent),Cyrtophora moluccensis,Dome Tent Spider,Geotagged,Indonesia,Minggre,New Guinea,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,Vogelkop,West Papua,Western New Guinea

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The Dome Tent Spider

Common in open woodland. The colourful abdominal markings of this large spider make it reasonably easy to recognize. Although it technically belongs to the orb-web spiders (family Araneidae), Cyrtophora moluccensis does not build an orb web. Its tent-like, highly complex non-sticky web is sometimes considered a precursor of the simplified orb-web.

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Uploaded Feb 2, 2024. Captured Oct 19, 2023 10:10 in WW43+Q9 Minggre, Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Indonesia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/5.6
  • 1/400s
  • ISO64
  • 500mm
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