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Retired entomologist. I've always been interested in natural history, with a particular interest in spiders.
Suffolk, England, UK
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I'm not familiar with the Thomisus species of the Philippines but the eyes on tubercles made me think that's what it was. Wouldn't the angular appearance of the abdomen disappear in a female full of eggs? That can happen with other species.
A few Thomisus species can be found in the Philippines
It looks a bit like the Cheiracanthium species we have in the UK, so I would guess Clubionidae. It's not Oxyopidae.
The link I gave shows the diffrence between Aculpeira and Neoscona
It's usually, though not always, found very close to water and can be quite numerous where it occurs.
OK Robin, I've changed the link to my Flickr photostream.
Hello Robin. I'm not certain. I suspect Lyssomanes is correct but several species live in Mexico and I don't know how to tell them apart from a photo, or even if you can.
Incredibly spiny. I wonder how it avoids poking its own eyes out?
It's some sort of gnaphosid but I wouldn't like to say which. Definitely not a wolf spider.
