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Nephilengys malabarensis
Females reach a body length of about 15 millimetres. The legs and palp are annulated yellow and black. Male body size less than 5 millimetres with mostly grey-black legs.
Spotted during a morning walk at Kebun Raya Cibodas, a 80ha area above 1.400 metres high, mix of botanical park with big trees & palms and surrounded by rainforest at the foot of Gene volcano, Java - Indonesia. N. malabarensis occurs in South, South-East and East Asia from India and Sri Lanka to the Philippines, north to Yunnan, China, north-east to Saga and Kompira, Japan and east to Ambon Island of Indonesia. It is common at human dwellings and less common in rainforest. The Niah population inhabits cave entrances.
The species name malabarensis refers to the Malabar coast of southern India, where it was first found. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Infraorder: Araneomorphae Family: Araneidae Genus: Nephilengys Species: N. malabarensis
Spotted on Feb 3, 2019
Submitted on Jun 2, 2019
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