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Alien
The Brown Widow. This spider is not native to Malaysia but was discovered to have a population in a...
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Uploaded on Dec 22, 2011
Morning weaver
Early breakfast
A froghopper fell prey to a large Two-tailed spider from the family Hersiliidae. Such spiders can be...
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Uploaded on Dec 17, 2011
Fatso.
A significantly large and rather plump nursery web spider (family Pisauridae) resting at night on a small branch. This was photographed in Serendah.
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Uploaded on Dec 17, 2011
Food for all
A colonial uloborid spider Philoponella sp. wrapping its prey. These spider lives in a mega web with...
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Uploaded on Oct 18, 2011
Scouting
This beautiful jumping spider, Pseudamycus albomaculatus, wanders among foliage during the day.
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Uploaded on Oct 18, 2011
Net caster
The ogre-face spider Deinopis can be found in the tropics. Fairly large at around 3cm, the spider...
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Uploaded on Oct 6, 2011
Whip spider
An Argyrodes flagellum feeding on another spider. I am quite perplexed on its hunting mechanism as...
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Uploaded on Oct 6, 2011
A king's meal
An orb weaver having its meal, seems like a small flying insect which got caught in its web.
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Uploaded on Jun 27, 2011
Lurking
A two-tail spider Hersiliidae on a tree bark. Its camouflage works very well and can be difficult to spot even during the day.
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Uploaded on Jun 27, 2011
Night stalker
Spitting spiders not only make good photography subjects but also their behaviour is...
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Uploaded on Mar 27, 2011
Happy meal
A Chrysso spiniventris is having dinner. The pattern on the face looks like a smile. This spider is considered common in secondary forests.
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Uploaded on Mar 27, 2011
Big family
A type of social spider living together in a complex web by the hundreds. This is very uncommon as spiders are mostly known to live solitarily.
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Uploaded on Feb 26, 2011
Doing it
The first time I witness mating of Macracantha arcuata, the long horn spider. It was quite a...
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Uploaded on Feb 26, 2011
Unicorn 2
Weaver
A tetragnathid at the edge of her web. She normally sits upside-down at the middle unless threat is nearby.
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Uploaded on Jan 28, 2011
Brood 1
A pholcid spider with recently hatched spiderlings. Looks like Crossopriza sp. which are common in urban area.
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Uploaded on Jan 3, 2011
Brood 2
I would definitely say from the shape that this is Theridula caudata from family Theridiidae. The...
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Uploaded on Jan 3, 2011
