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lichen (huntsman) spider

Pandercetes gracilis

Description:

An extremely well-camouflaged lichen spider appearing compressed against a sand-encrusted post (see 2nd and 3rd photos).

Habitat:

Spotted on a lamp post in a large semi-urban yard and garden, near a disturbed patch of remnant equatorial lowland forest. This is in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.

Notes:

The 1st photo was with flash.

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6 Comments

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

"Sparassidae use venom to immobilise prey and to assist in digestion. They have been known to inflict defensive bites, but are not widely regarded as dangerous to healthy humans." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntsman_sp...

SvenNooijen
SvenNooijen 10 years ago

sameoff wandeltak ??

SergioBrito
SergioBrito 10 years ago

ela e venenosa

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

Yes it was Barbara, but being on Project Noah has sharpened my detection skills :-) You're right Leuba, the flash really brought out the lichen in it ;-)

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 10 years ago

Such long legs - looks like a brittle star ! love the colour.

BarbaraSing
BarbaraSing 10 years ago

Certainly well camouflaged.

Scott Frazier
Spotted by
Scott Frazier

Indonesia

Spotted on Oct 19, 2013
Submitted on Oct 19, 2013

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