Just fur bro haha
Haven't seen any light-emitting spiders yet
unless if considering illumination under UV~

Depends on what kind of setting you are interested in? Greenery? Old buildings?

Thank you man, appreciate it
This is one of the less popular spiders out there huhu

Thank you again haha~
The 8 eyes are actually further down, note the two small orange "spots" on the head?

An Elf dragonfly- Tetrathemis irregularis ♂ by PF T.J., on Flickr

This relatively small dragonfly has one of the prettiest eyes ever! the eye colours and patterns will change drastically depending on your shooting angle, awesome!

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Wide-Jawed Viciria- Viciria praemandibularis ♀ by PF T.J., on Flickr

The distinct and unique orange colour and patterns of the Wide-Jawed Viciria are hard to miss~ However, the females do not have wide-jaws like the menacing males do.

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Long time no see bro, welcome back

Giant Golden Web Spider and a butterfly prey- Nephila pilipes ♀ by PF T.J., on Flickr

.... and she's not even at her largest form! The large Common Mormon Butterfly as scale.

Nephila pilipes are the most common and obvious giant web-building spiders around Southeast Asia.

They are so successful probably because of the tiny males that are capable of easily distribute to other places by air; and the large females that are pretty much undisputed in the world of arthropods.

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Gold-coloured millipede by PF T.J., on Flickr

Quite a spectacle! This vibrant and striking millipede is probably telling predators to stay away from it or suffer the consequences!

Millipedes protect themselves by curling into a coil, thus using their tough exoskeleton to protect the delicate, inward-facing body parts. Millipedes also produce foul smelling odour through pores (Ozopores) as a means to fend off predators.

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Celebes Leucauge- Leucauge celesbina ♂ by PF T.J., on Flickr

The Celebes Leucauge can be very common in highlands, dominating low shrubs and grasslands.

Male Leucauge spiders are somewhat uncommon, and are often smaller sized (considering cephalothorax and abdomen only) than female counterparts. However, their very long legs, particularly the first 2 pairs, make them look really large. Males build webs as large as females' when not out looking for mates.

*Photo purposely rotated for better presentation.

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Half-coiled millipede by PF T.J., on Flickr


A beautiful millipede assuming defensive position, protecting the soft and vulnerable legs and ventral parts from attack.

I know nuts about millipedes, any kind ID would be very much appreciated


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A hunting huntsman spider- Heteropoda venatoria ♀ by PF T.J., on Flickr

A "Domestic" Huntsman Spider in her spider nest? IMPOSSIBRUU!

Huntsman spiders think that using webs to capture preys are for noobs; so they rely on agility and brute strength instead to hunt and kill!

This hungry huntsman spider decided to go out hunting during the day, found another spider's nest and decided to attack! At 20x larger, the prey didn't stand a chance against the huntsman.

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A Double-Humped Yellow Tent Spider- Cyrtophora cylindroides ♀ by PF T.J., on Flickr

Growing up!
A Cyrtophora cylindroides, instar n+3 from this: https://www.flickr.com/photos/59583171@N07/15638351178

Note the whitish patterns fading away and the abdomen becoming striking yellow in colour. The patterns are expected to continue to fade away, and the legs darkening as the spider ages.

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A juvenile Argiope dang ♀ by PF T.J., on Flickr


This species of Cross Spider is pretty common throughout Peninsular Malaysia, and can often be found in gardens, parks or places near streams or drains.

This spider can grow as large as the other Argiope spiders, and are often confused with A. catenulata and A. mangal due to the similar, cylinder-type abdomen.

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Welcome back bro
Bolehlicious!
Shot 2 and 3 are especially nice!
KL Bird Park?

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Heavy Jumper- Hyllus sp. ♂ by PF T.J., on Flickr

Blasted hot day arrrrr... haven't found me matey!

Heavy Jumpers usually refer to large-sized Jumping Spiders which are often very hairy. They can be very fast when provoked, but most of the time they are very trustful, and don't mind doing their own things while you photograph them~

Which reminds me... I still haven't seen the common Hyllus diardi yet T______T


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Is the trailing lights from a plane? Or meteor?

Neoscona Orb-Weaver Spider- Neoscona sp. ♀ by PF T.J., on Flickr

Like other Neoscona spiders, this one probably starts building her web around the evening (usually 7pm) and waits at the centre for unfortunate preys.

Hating sunlight, Neoscona spiders will hide in curled leaves during the day. It also seems that they destroy their own webs during the morning before going into hiding.


A Celebes Leucauge- Leucauge celebesiana ♀ by PF T.J., on Flickr


I was updating my blog on tetragnathid aka Big-Jawed Spiders and I was writing about how common Leucauge spiders are in Malaysia, that's when I found out I don't really have much photos of them! It's kind of funny how the most common spiders are always left out haha

A Celebes Leucauge may not be as common as the decorative Leucauge (Leucauge decorata), but they both look pretty similar.

Check out a male Celebes Leucauge here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/59583171@N07/16238733765/

Thanks mate! Much appreciated!

White Lynx Spider- Oxyopes cf. shweta ♀ by PF T.J., on Flickr

Found this great-looking Lynx spider on the leaves of a mangrove tree. Unlike many other common Lynx spiders, this one actually stayed around calmly~


A Dark Glassy Tiger- Parantica agleoides by PF T.J., on Flickr

We may hate the awful smell of the Lantana plent, but this Dark Glassy Tiger (weird name for a butterfly?) seems to enjoy it alot~

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A Scorpion Spider- Arachnura sp. ♀ by PF T.J., on Flickr

Despite being named Scorpion Spiders, these spiders actually try their best to imitate fallen leaves i.e. the tail mimics the leaf stalk (petiole) whereas the entire body mimics the leaf itself. These spiders often come with colours (orange, brown etc.) that resemble wilted leaves too.

Arachnura spiders are so good at mimicking fallen leaves that you won't get much chance of seeing one spreading its legs and move!


A metallic green Jewel Bug by PF T.J., on Flickr

Not sure what this is, but it sure is beautiful!


A Double-Yellow Line Epeus- Epeus flavobilineatus ♀ by PF T.J., on Flickr

This sub-adult Epeus is really unique thanks to its greenish colour! The colour is a useful camouflage as these spiders often dwell on the (green) leaves of shrubs and small plants.

The females also lay tiny, green-coloured, spherical eggs too, can't wait to photograph those one day

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Copulation: Big-bellied Tylorida- Tylorida ventralis ♂♀ by PF T.J., on Flickr

These spiders are some of the most daring when it comes to having sex in public

The male on the left is seen using one of his modified palps to inject sperm into the genitalia (called epigyne) of the female.

The injection occurs multiple times and the entire copulation process may last up to minutes and even hours depending on species.

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Too much skin smoothening will make everyone look fat haha
Cute looking model there hehe~

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An adult Crane Fly by PF T.J., on Flickr

Crane Flies are medium to large-sized flies that pretty much look like oversized mosquitoes.

Known commonly as "Mosquito Lion" or "Mosquito Hawk", adult Crane Flies don't actually hunt mosquitoes; in fact, they do not eat at all. Adults only have 10-15 days to mate before dying.

Pentagon-Abdomen Crab Spider- Massuria angulata ♀ by PF T.J., on Flickr

This spider may not be a looker, but it sure is robust and exceptionally patient, lying in wait for long periods of time for food.

This particular female was seen mating with the male here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/59583171@N07/15523826163/


Soldier Fly (?) by PF T.J., on Flickr

Not really sure whether this is a Soldier Fly or a Hornet lol... they all look the same to me T____T
Any help with ID is kindly appreciated!

Still, what bugs me most about this photo is the orange-thingy coming out of the vine; I wonder what that is too.

Mangrove Long-Jawed Spider- Tetragnatha josephi ♂ by PF T.J., on Flickr

Spider, why you so long?!

Mangrove Tetragnatha spiders are in many ways very similar to their common cousins found near freshwater habitats: They are long, skinny and have ridiculously large jaws!

Mangrove Tetragnatha spiders are confined to, well, mangrove areas, and have different jaw structure from other species.


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Dartlets mating (Potanthus?; Hesperiinae) by PF T.J., on Flickr

Found these two skipper butterflies mating~

Butterflies rely on pheromones to find their respective partners. During copulation, the males will use their specific clasping genitalia on the abdomen to hold onto the female prior to injecting a spermatophore containing both nutrients and sperm.

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