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Arachnura melanura
From Wikipedia: Arachnura melanura, also known as black tail spider and drag tail spider is a species of spider in the family Araneidae. It ranges from India to Japan to Sulawesi. It camouflages itself by mimicking dead leaves and twigs to lure its prey.
Seen along a trail through highland farms and secondary forest near the village of Siulak Deras on the edge of the Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Spotted on Feb 1, 2013
Submitted on Feb 6, 2013
4 Comments
It does look like that. It seems almost like that back part is some kind of shell. It's bizarre.
Very unusual spider. It almost looks like its tail is stuck on. Strange what nature comes up with.
This was my first time seeing one, and I was a bit dumbstruck for a while ;)
I've only seen these in books! He's an interesting looking spider that's for sure. Great spotting Luke :)