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Orb Weaver Spider Eriovixia sp.

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Taken at night in Singapore forest.

Quote from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orb-weav…
Orb-weaver spiders or araneids are members of the spider family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields and forests. "Orb" was previously used in English to mean "circular",[3] hence the English name of the group. Araneids have eight similar eyes, hairy or spiny legs, and no stridulating organs.[2]

The family is cosmopolitan, including many well-known large or brightly colored garden spiders. With around 3,100 species in 169 genera worldwide, Araneidae is the third-largest family of spiders (behind Salticidae and Linyphiidae).[2] Araneid webs are constructed in a stereotyped fashion. A framework of nonsticky silk is built up before the spider adds a final spiral of silk covered in sticky droplets.

Orb-webs are also produced by members of other spider families. The large golden orb-weavers (Nephilidae) and the long-jawed orb weavers (Tetragnathidae) were formerly included in the Araneidae; they are closely related, being part of the superfamily Araneoidea. It has recently been proposed that the family Arkyidae be split off from the Araneidae and the Nephilidae re-included,[4] although as of October 2016 this has not been accepted by other sources.[2] The cribellate or hackled orb-weavers (Uloboridae) belong to a different group of spiders. Their webs are strikingly similar, but use a different kind of sticky silk.
Image size
1600x1067px 1.61 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Shutter Speed
1/160 second
Aperture
F/16.0
Focal Length
100 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Dec 31, 2016, 12:05:45 AM
Sensor Size
10mm
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ChadTHX1138's avatar
I like how it has one red eye... :)