Double-tailed Tent Spider (species: Cyrtophora exanthematica) in Cairns and Surrounds (Gaia Guide)
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Cyrtophora exanthematica
Double-tailed Tent Spider


©Akio Tanikawa: Adult male

©Akio Tanikawa: Adult female

©Akio Tanikawa: Female

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Arachnida
Order Araneae
Family Araneidae
Genus Cyrtophora
Species Cyrtophora exanthematica

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Distinguishing features

They can be red, pink, orange, yellow, brown, grey, pale brown, or completely black. In some individuals two somewhat wavy and sometimes 'beaded' chalk-white line patterns are clearly visible, running from the front of the abdomen, to the tip of the 'humps', and down to below its pair of 'tails'. In others, they are only present as faint lines. (Wikipedia)

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