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Heteropoda davidbowie
This is the male. According to ARKive 'Contrary to popular belief, the David Bowie spider was not given its common name to raise awareness of its conservation and it is a common and widespread species.'
tropical rainforest
I spotted this spider at night on a small rock on the side of the trail to the Botanical garden in Tawau hills park.
Spotted on Jan 25, 2014
Submitted on Apr 12, 2014
9 Comments
Yes, you sure are lucky.
Don't forget to get it's autograph too :-)
Thanks Chun. That's so cool that I spotted the David Bowie spider!
Male Heteropoda davidbowie.
The males have those red line on their carapace (head)
it is a malaysian golden spider
Thanks Fyn and Lauren.
Very cool spider!
Looks like a Huntsman.
Thanks Chun!
Amazing find !