The woman found the Russian tent web spider hiding inside a cocoon structure suspended from the leaves of a succulent plant on Thursday. A woman found a Russian Tent spider hiding inside a shelter suspended from the leaves of a succulent plantBut when the woman looked underneath, she found a hidden web structure resembling a circus tent. Arachnologist Dr Robert Raven from the Queensland Museum, said the Russian tent spider is renowed for their 'spectacular' webs. 'It's a spectacular circular web with the centre lifted, resembling a Russian tent dome'. The Russian Tent spider is completely harmless and has no confirmed bites to humans.

Source: Daily Mail February 12, 2021 04:35 UTC