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Hersilia sumatrana
Another species of Hersiliid spider. This one is a male with a fat abdomen and very long limbs. Forehead to spinnerets about 15-30 mm in length.
On forest trees in Rainforest Discovery Center (RDC), Sandakan, Sabah.
>>>Map accuracy : 200m diameter.
Spotted on Jun 8, 2010
Submitted on Dec 28, 2013
4 Comments
These are super fast too!
Moving sideways quickly and "disappear" when they found
a suitable spot to camouflage, then you have to look for it again.
I will try to video a Hersiliid the next time I spot one to show you
how they move around and hide.
Wow! Ours are just tiny by comparison then. I'd like to see these in action. Ours are incredibly fast movers.
It is a fairly large one.
I guess about 10 - 20mm in length from forehead to abdomen,
spinnerets length excluded.
Nice find Chun. What size is it?