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Arkys lancearius
About 8mm body length. Red with yellow and white spots on the abdomen. Although placed in the family of the Orb-weavers, this species is an ambush hunter that doesn't build a web. Sometimes it can be seen dangling from a single strand of silk.
Among grasses in an area of farmland interspersed with patches of tropical rainforest.
Spotted on Dec 2, 2008
Submitted on Oct 30, 2017
9 Comments
Your welcome, Felix Fleck....
Thanks, maplemoth662!
Two, very interesting photos....
Two, very beautiful, spider photos....a very beautiful spider....very beautiful colors, and a very beautiful design....
Thank you, Sushil!
Wonderful
Thanks, Christine and Daniele!
Love the abdomen pattern!
Awesome!