DiscoveringNewSpecies
Mirror Spider
Several web spiders of this species are found in their irregular webs.
They are quite small.
They are black in color but reflective.
I gave them the common name - "Mirror Spiders" because of their reflective exoskeletons that reflect image perfectly.
You can see my reflection on the spider's abdomen in the last 2 photos in www.projectnoah.org/spottings/11068007
Quite common in Kundasang, living in numbers but keeping distances between individuals.
Sorry for the poor photography.
An amazing discovery for me because I have never seen this species outside of Kundasang before, meaning that it could be endemic in Kundasang only.
So far I know 2 "colonies" of this species, one here in a bush in Rose Cabin, the other one in a bush next to Panataran Kinabalu Restaurant.
Name: Linyphiidae sp.
Gender / Sex: Male
Size: about 7mm
Location: Bushes in Rose Cabin inn, Kundasang, Sabah, Malaysia.
Date: 11 Dec 2009
Time: 12 noon.
Mirror Spider
Several web spiders of this species are found in their irregular webs.
They are quite small.
They are black in color but reflective.
I gave them the common name - "Mirror Spiders" because of their reflective exoskeletons that reflect image perfectly.
You can see my reflection on the spider's abdomen in the last 2 photos in www.projectnoah.org/spottings/11068007
Quite common in Kundasang, living in numbers but keeping distances between individuals.
Sorry for the poor photography.
An amazing discovery for me because I have never seen this species outside of Kundasang before, meaning that it could be endemic in Kundasang only.
So far I know 2 "colonies" of this species, one here in a bush in Rose Cabin, the other one in a bush next to Panataran Kinabalu Restaurant.
Name: Linyphiidae sp.
Gender / Sex: Male
Size: about 7mm
Location: Bushes in Rose Cabin inn, Kundasang, Sabah, Malaysia.
Date: 11 Dec 2009
Time: 12 noon.