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I have never seen this before.. Its web is strong .
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- Submitted: May 15, 2018
- Photographed: May 15, 2018
- Spider: Cyrtophora moluccensis (Dome Tent Spider)
- Location: Paravur , ernakulam , kerala, India
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
Apr 12, 2018
Apr 12, 2018
Myalup, 
Can you please help me to identify this spider ! Is this a poisones spider !
Hi. This is an orb weaver, something similar to St.Andrews cross spider. I should remember for having tagged these in the past. One of the Argiope genus.
They are venomous and capable of biting, not likely worse than a bee sting.
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Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 This is a Tent Spider, tentatively looks like Cyrtophora moluccensis.
Is there anything more u can tell about it !
I see the distribution listed as “India to Japan, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Fiji, Tonga, French Polynesia”. Info pages here:
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_weavers/TentSpiders.htm
http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/spiders/104.htm