Cyrtophora unicolor (Doleschall, 1857) is a animal in the Araneidae family, order Araneae, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cyrtophora unicolor (Doleschall, 1857)

Cyrtophora unicolor (Doleschall, 1857)

Cyrtophora unicolor is a sexually dimorphic spider with striking red females and a wide Asian distribution.

Family
Genus
Cyrtophora
Order
Araneae
Class
Arachnida

About Cyrtophora unicolor (Doleschall, 1857)

Cyrtophora unicolor exhibits sexual dimorphism; males are smaller with less vivid colors, while females are significantly larger, measuring 17-20 mm, and display a striking red coloration. The red tent spider constructs an expansive three-dimensional web within vegetation, a typical characteristic of its genus. This species is distributed across several Asian countries, including Singapore, China, Southern Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Christmas Island, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, and north-eastern India.

Photo: (c) Jithesh Pai, all rights reserved, uploaded by Jithesh Pai

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Araneidae Cyrtophora

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