Last week I did post about a spider that I can't identify. Even after performing series of Google search, I still can't figure out whether the spider is a Crab Spider or a Jumping Spider.
Crab Spider or Jumping SpiderThankfully @quochuy able to identify the spider and leave the answer in the comment. Apparently, the spider was a Jumping Spider. You can refer to my previous posting at the provided link:
For today's content, I am having the same challenges to identify the species of this spider. This spider was found on top of a tree leaf at the reserve forest nearby Klang Gate River. I included the Google Maps coordinate of the location: 3.2333444519581245, 101.75037556954625.
The spider was sitting on top of a leaf, and it just lay there flat. It just lay there and does not even run away when I came really close in order to take its picture.
Appearance wise, the spider was white in color. Whole eight leg has a black ring, and has a tiny spike. There are two (2) pedipalps that was also white in color. Under the spider was a thin layer of web silk that it use to lay on top.
This is in fact the first time I saw this species of spider. I tried to make a Google image search and Google search for spider identification via eyes formation. But the results was nothing near the spider in the picture
If I were to guess, I think this spider resemble more towards Lynx Spider. The reason I say this is because of the eye formation and the spike on each of the spider legs.
I really hope and appreciate if someone within this community able to help me in identifying this spider by leaving the answer in the comment section. Thank you in advance 😁😁
I did found an online article stating that identifying a spider species is not an easy task. Below is excerpt from the article and the link to the article is also provided
Fact: No such luck! Laypersons often assume that there are only a few spider species around, and all they'd need to identify them would be a few pictures. In reality, the world holds over 50,000 species of spiders classified into over 100 families. In your local area, there are likely at least 30 families and a few hundred species.: Source Website Link
Rosmadi Razali
Judging by the eye formation and those prominent chelicera (jaws), this looks to be a long-jawed orb-weaver, in the family Tetragnathidae. And she's gorgeous. I first thought she was an Argiope sp. orb-weaver but their eyes are very different.
Another way to determine what type of spider you're looking at is to look at the legs, along with the eye formation. Different spider families have different sized and shaped legs. Orb-weavers in both Tetragnathidae and Araneidae, have the leg arrangements of 1, 2, 4, 3 or 1, 4, 2, 3, where the 3rd pair of legs are the shortest while the first pair of legs are the longest. The family Theridiidae also have a similar leg arrangement but their eyes are very different from orb-weavers, for instance.
Wow, that is cool and is a new information to me. I really appreciate the answer you given. 🙏🙏 Thank you
Yay! 🤗
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great photos
Hello @rosmadirazali. That is one of my favorite spiders, good shots, it is never easy to take pictures of it.