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Smodicinodes species, a rare Crab Spider with protruding eyes. This is a small male, approximately 3mm.
Not sure, I found it crawling on my hand in Ranau town, Sabah, Malaysia.
>>>Map accuracy : 200m radius. I found this tiny spider crawling on my hand when I arrived Ranau Town, Malaysia. It interest me because I have never seen this species. Special thanks to Naufal Urfi Dhiya'ulhaq for the identification.
Spotted on Dec 15, 2009
Submitted on Oct 7, 2011
2 Comments
Thanks for the information.
I think you got some kind of jumping spider, if this was a crab spider, the first 2 leg pair would be longer than the other 2...