Giant orange Huntsman Spider – Heteropoda sp. of south Sarawak. This Heteropoda sp. is quite widespread in Borneo’s lowland rainforests and is a typical inhabitant of deciduous litter, it is very rare to find this species on trees. As you…
Theraphosidae (Tarantulas) Selenocosmia spec. (Phlogiellus spec. ?) Ulu Ai from Borneo. In the forests of Borneo there are a large number of spider species, many of which are very difficult to identify while others are still not taxonomically classified. So…
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…
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…
Mallinella myrmecophaga Koh & Dankittipakul, 2014 – of the lowland in Sarawak/Borneo In the rainforest of Borneo, there are many strategies for animals to survive and hunt. One popular strategy is mimicry, an adaptation that serves to deceive or protect…
An undescribed arachnophagic jumping spider of the genus Portia – Portia sp. of Sarawak/Borneo This type of jumping spider is very well camouflaged and often sits motionless next to some lichen on the rock. The genus Portia is known to…
Giant Huntsman Spider – Heteropoda sp. of south Sarawak. A typical forest floor resident is this Huntsman Spider, it will actually eat anything large or small enough to be overwhelmed, often these are the various species of cockroaches.
Giant green Huntsman Spider or Lichen Huntsman Spider – Heteropoda boiei (Doleschall, 1859) of central Sarawak. Heteropoda boiei is probably one of the most beautiful Huntsman Spiders in Sarawak, often found waiting for prey on trees where it is very…
Crab spider, female of Platythomisus octomaculatus (C. L. Koch, 1845), of Sarawak/Borneo Platythomisus phryniformis Doleschall 1859, was synonymized with Platythomisus octomaculatus by Hasselt (1890).
Opadometa sarawakensis Dzulhelmi & Suriyanti 2015 Today we found one of the most elusive orb-weaving spider species here in Borneo – Opadometa sarawakensis Dzulhelmi & Suriyanti, 2015. Unfortunately I didn’t brought my camera so I will share a older photo…