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Ornate Jumping Spider

Cosmophasis umbratica (female)

Description:

About 8mm body length. Cephalothorax is greenish, while abdomen is dark with irregular pale markings; legs are pale with some darker bands and patches.

Habitat:

Found on Koh Sriboya island, among tropical coastal vegetation near the beach.

Notes:

There's an interesting article about UV signals from the males of this species here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article...

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2 Comments

Felix Fleck
Felix Fleck 6 years ago

Thanks, Jim. Much appreciated :-)

Jim Nelson
Jim Nelson 6 years ago

Interesting spotting, Felix...I am totally impressed with the range and diversity of your postings!

Felix Fleck
Spotted by
Felix Fleck

จังหวัดกระบี่, Thailand

Spotted on Nov 22, 2007
Submitted on Aug 30, 2017

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