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Drag Tail Spider

Arachnura melanura

Description:

A very bright yellow spider that mimics a dead leaf. Total body length is 2cm. I found out that it is more active at night.

Habitat:

I found it on our eggplant garden.

Notes:

Thanks to ChunXingWong for the ID.

No species ID suggestions

14 Comments

shekainah d. alaban
shekainah d. alaban 7 months ago

Yup, really crazy, thought at first it was a scorpion. Thanks zapabio.

zapabio
zapabio 7 months ago

Wow, what a crazy one !!!

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 8 months ago

Great photos of this amazing critter. Congratulations.

shekainah d. alaban
shekainah d. alaban 8 months ago

Thanks kuya Noel.

Noel Buensuceso
Noel Buensuceso 8 months ago

Amazing find Shekainah!!! Mabuhay!

shekainah d. alaban
shekainah d. alaban 8 months ago

@ Sumukha Javagal, well the web is not really a neat one, the silk goes in random with no significant direction decorated with wrapped dead prey remains. Maybe because the garden where he inhabits is constantly disturbed by human presence.

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 8 months ago

wow!

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 8 months ago

Very beautiful series Shekainah

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 8 months ago

wow

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 8 months ago

Yes. I saw your post in facebook. Nice to see a full grown spider of this kind. Did u get to see its fully built web?

shekainah d. alaban
shekainah d. alaban 8 months ago

Thankz Sumukha Javagal, I got the ID from your similar spotting through ChunXingWong.

Smith'sZoo
Smith'sZoo 8 months ago

what an odd looking spider. brilliant!

shekainah d. alaban
shekainah d. alaban 8 months ago

Thanks OnengDyah, this my latest picture and what I,m holding is yet an unknown sub-species of paradise snake.

OnengDyah
OnengDyah 8 months ago

Cute...( hi sakinah..you are change your picture profile..i love it..you so pretty and cute..)

Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines

Lat: 11.58, Long: 122.79

Spotted on Aug 18, 2012
Submitted on Aug 24, 2012

Spotted for mission

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