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Golden hair Jumping spider

Rhene flavicomans

Description:

interesting brown and yellow little jumper

Habitat:

dry grasslands, around temples

Notes:

Spotted this little jumper on a informative plaque in a temple in Ayuthaya. Even though I was there to see the ancient temples, I still managed to get in some spotting of a few plants, birds and this jumper.

1 species ID suggestions

Ashish
Ashish 12 months ago

16 Comments

achmmad
achmmad 12 months ago

What? Lol ... 'Men in Black' ... haha. unusual spider I think!

dandoucette
dandoucette 12 months ago

Hahaha! Cool, Saarbrigger, thanks.

Saarbrigger
Saarbrigger 12 months ago

Looks a bit like a creature from "Men in black".

dandoucette
dandoucette 12 months ago

Thanks Ashish, I'm glad to see this little guy get ID'd.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 months ago

Specie Flavicomans is correct...

dandoucette
dandoucette 12 months ago

I see in the link now that it does look like R. rubrigera but I also see images that look the same labelled as R. flavicomans. Not sure which it really is.

dandoucette
dandoucette 12 months ago

Ashish, I'm thinking it's closer to Rhene flavicomans than R. rubrigera. What do you think?

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 months ago

Its already featured here..
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/608...

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 months ago

Spider's head is very strange like a Discus....that must support him in long gliding

dandoucette
dandoucette 12 months ago

Thanks Viv and Karen. I had a feeling you would love this!

KarenL
KarenL 12 months ago

Wow! Love this!

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 12 months ago

Interesting markings! Love the third image

dandoucette
dandoucette 12 months ago

Thanks Leanne!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 12 months ago

He has such beautiful patterns! Lovely :)

พระนครศรีอยุธยา, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand

Lat: 14.36, Long: 100.59

Spotted on May 19, 2012
Submitted on May 19, 2012

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