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Cosmophasis sp.
you should totally take a good look at this jumping spider!!! it's legs are golden, and it's body is striped with blue, it was such a treat looking at it!
tropical climate, sea level
Spotted on Oct 24, 2017
Submitted on Oct 28, 2017
8 Comments
yes, Scott Frazier's collection is indeed very interesting, I've had some contact with him about another spotting of mine, https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/19...
thanks again for all you help!
Oh I see you have found him already :)
You might find Scott Frazier's collection handy. He lived in Papua for many years. http://www.projectnoah.org/users/Scott%2...
wow, thanks so much!!! I didn't think this spider would ever be identified, because there are so many spiders and insects in Papua that have never been described. It is so cool that you found out what kind it is!
It's Cosmophasis sp. You can read some here... https://spinelesswonders.smugmug.com/key...
thanks, I will definitely be looking into you suggestions :)
Not a Maratus (peacock spider) as they have an extra colourful flap or fan on top of the abdomen for display... but it sure is a pretty jumping spider.
One of the peacock jumping spiders I think