Caerostris bojani

Caerostris bojani

Caerostris, sometimes called bark spiders, is a genus of orb-weaver spiders.
Caerostris bojani I identified this species with the help of Matjaž Gregorič himself who discovered this species in 2015. Here is C. bojani during its lunch late at night just in my garden in Antananarivo, Andoharanofotsy. This species waits all day long hiding wisely for insects to come in its web and when comes the night she becomes active. Caerostris is known to build giant web, and this one built her own web (about 3 meters long) between two banana trees. This species can be identified by its color (light brown to dark brown) and the pattern on its opisthosoma which is circular, this one looks like an owl ! It is a female due to its length, a little bit less than 30mm. Indeed males are shorter that 20mm. Caerostris,Caerostris bojani,Fall,Geotagged,Madagascar,Spider

Naming

Gregorič, 2015

Common name: Broad-headed Bark Spider (not confirmed)

Distribution

Madagascar

References:

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https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/54581/Caerostris_bojani
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyAraneidae
GenusCaerostris
SpeciesCaerostris bojani
Photographed in
Madagascar