Araneidae Archive - Lars Fehlandt • Wildlife Expeditions & Nature Photography

28th December 2022

Long horned orb weaver – Macracantha arcuata (Fabricius, 1793) – Syn.: Gasteracantha arcuata Probably no other spider than Macracantha arcuata has such long outgrowths on the abdomen. It is hypothesized that this peculiar shape confuses the bats and as a…

12th June 2022

Talthybia sp.(?) with a Nematomorpha (sometimes called Gordiacea , and commonly known as horsehair worms) parasite – lowland in central Sarawak/Borneo Adult Nematomorpha parasites only leave their hosts to reproduce and do not consume food in this adult stage. Shortly…