Tent Orb-Weaving Spider
Cyrtophora moluccensis
Size: Male body 11 mm, female body 18 mm.
References: Wikipedia
Note that dead spiders usually fade in colour, so nearly all the spiders will look blacker or darker in colour in real life than they do in the photos of dead spiders from the museum.
Photo taken at Australian Museum, Sydney. Higher Resolution 3532 x 2504.
See Also
Australian Mammals
Australian Birds
Australian Reptiles
Australian Frogs
Australian Fish
Australian Wild Plant Foods
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