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Eriovixia sp.
Resembles some images of Eriovixia laglaizei http://www.flickr.com/photos/14096272@N0... This spider species appears to be active at night (See previous night spotting here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/475... ) but it was spotted here waiting out the day hiding among twin cicada exuviae. It bears some morphological similarities to a spiny orb-weaver.
Spotted on a leaf of Piper betle in a large semi-urban yard & garden near a disturbed patch of remnant forest, in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.
Very spiky spider, nice pictures with the cicadas.
Thanks very much, Atul! It does look like Eriovixia sp. Did you have a close link to pass on? Yes I mentioned it was the same on the other spotting.
This is such a beautiful spotting Scott.
your other spotting also looks to be the same Spider.
Spotted on Oct 19, 2013
Submitted on Oct 20, 2013
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