Beautiful shot!
Keep it up

Comb-footed spider with spiderlings- Anelosimus sp. (?) by Ji Tan, on Flickr

A mother spider protecting her younglings from harm. Found this in a mangrove.

Mother care in arachnids is not uncommon as it helps increases the odds of survival for the hatchlings.

A gravid Capped Black-headed Spider- Zygiella cf. calyptrata ♀ by Ji Tan, on Flickr

This tiny-sized orb weaver tend to build its home in drier areas. The spider curls up lalang leaves (top left) to form a somewhat circular shelter to live in.

An gravid mother Tent Spider- Cyrtophora moluccensis ♀ by Ji Tan, on Flickr

An adult, and obviously pregnant Cyrtophora mother spider. The beautiful abdominal patterns of this spider will eventually fade as the spider ages.


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Face of a Long Horn Beetle (Cerambycidae) by Ji Tan, on Flickr

Hmm, finally managed to finally photograph a common Long Horn Beetle. The larvae of this type of beetles can cause great damage to wooden structures or trees, and are thus considered as pests in certain countries. Some Long Horn Beetles can grow extremely large and heavy, and like many other large beetles, they are clumsy and don't often fly.


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Mangrove Cross Spider releasing bridge-line- Argiope mangal ♀ by Ji Tan, on Flickr

Ever wondered how a spider builds a web between two structures (e.g. trees) that are far apart? This is how they do it, by releasing bridge-line silk which are carried by wind to the other side. Once attached, the spider will lay another anchoring line before proceeding to weaver the entire web- a process which may take minutes to hours.



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Nice one
My office is just below this building

Yeah, the old Institute of Chinese Studies have been converted to offices

Nisitrus sp. ♀- Common Bush Cricket by Ji Tan, on Flickr

An upclose, face shot of a Common Bush Cricket, showing its large, rounded eyes and mouthparts (mandible, maxilla, labium).

These moderately large and colourful crickets can be found in forest parks and gardens, chewing away on leaves of many plants.


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White-Lipped Frog- Hylarana cf. labialis by Ji Tan, on Flickr

An upclose shot of the eye of the common, White-Lipped Frog. These frogs are commonly found near rivers or ponds.

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Welcome welcome

Striated Donoessus- Donoessus striatus ♂ by Ji Tan, on Flickr

A: What is the ID of this spider?
B: Dono... XD

An awesome looking spider with a lot of striated marks throughout its body, an uncommon find!

The dorsal patterns are characteristic for both male and female.


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Orange-striped Threadtail mating wheel- Prodasineura humeralis ♂♀ by Ji Tan, on Flickr

A lovely damselfly couple forming the mating wheel. The female (bottom) is seen receiving sperm from the secondary genitalia of the male (top). Fertilization of eggs only takes place when the eggs are being laid.


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Curved Long-Spined Spider under UV- Macracantha arcuata ♀ by Ji Tan, on Flickr

Most, if not all spiny spiders have hard and tough abdomens that will fluoresce under UV illumination, even if they are coloured, as seen in this spider.

Check out Macracantha arcuata under "normal" light:
Curved Long-Spined Spider- Macracantha arcuata ♀ by Ji Tan, on Flickr

The abdomen is reddish-orange in colour. No doubt one of the most bizarre spiders on Earth.


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A pair of A. catenulata spiders, quite rare in Malaysia

Yellow-Silver St. Andrew's Cross Spider- Argiope catenulata sub ♀ by Ji Tan, on Flickr

An uncommon Argiope spider in Malaysia, and possibly one of the most beautiful too, thanks to the silverish abdomen. Had a hard time looking for this spider, and it seems that A. catenulata prefers wastelands or any dry areas, unlike other Argiope.


Yellow-Silver St. Andrew's Cross Spider- Argiope catenulata ♂ by Ji Tan, on Flickr

A male A. catenulata is even harder to find than the female, mainly because they are so small and camouflage very well. The male can be easily recognized by the silver patterns on the abdomen not seen in other male Argiope.


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Nephila pilipes pair ♂♀ and web stabilimenta by Ji Tan, on Flickr

A pair of Giant Golden Web Spiders resting on the female's golden-coloured web. Note the huge size difference between the female (left) and male (right)!

Although most of the time Nephila pilipes do not build stabilimentum (the zig-zag structure on the web), it seems that when the web is exposed, or built on moving structures (as for this case, lalang), the spider will resort to building this specialized webs for support.


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Praying Mantis by Ji Tan, on Flickr

A large-sized mantis totally ignoring me and taking its sweet time to "escape". Despite its gradual retreat, the mantis has never taken its eyes (the dark spot on the eye) off me.


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Zebra Smiley (Theridion zebrinum ♀) with Signal fly prey by Ji Tan, on Flickr

A comb-footed spider enjoying her large-sized meal. This fancy-looking spider has a "smiley face" at the tip of its abdomen, which is pretty amazing

On top of that, the Zebra Smiley builds unique, zig-zag webs which are somewhat parallel across the broad surface of a leaf.


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Four-Humped Tent Spider- Cyrtophora cicatrosa ♀ by Ji Tan, on Flickr

A tiny tent spider resting head facing down in its sophisticated, 3-dimensional, tent-like web. These spiders are quite small and often overlooked, but the unique webs are hard to miss.

The females are known to deposit rounded egg sacs in a vertical fashion on their webs.


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Long-bodied Jungle Pholcid- Calapnita cf. deelemanae ♀ by Ji Tan, on Flickr

The "daddy-long-legged spiders" that dwell in the jungle are very much different, and a lot colourful than the ones that we usually have at home.

This particular Pholcid has an abdomen that is many times longer than its cephalothorax. Like other pholcids, the female is known to protect the egg sacs until they hatch. The egg sacs of this particular spider are unique and arranged in a linear fashion.

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This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Jul 9 2015, 05:26 PM

Nice machine there
Perhaps ~RM3k?

Sirui is nice, been using one for a long time now, still in very good condition despite constant torture


Yeah, nama too epic already and cannot tag
What's up bro?

I can't open the link bro
Is this about the Brown Widow spider bioinvasion?

Its a highly venomous spider but since it is not really capable of biting through the human skin, its not really dangerous. In addition, just like the Black Widow spider, they tend to always retreat too, it should be fine

* Sorry for off topic

Share a photo of our beautiful and bizarre-looking Spiny spider

Curved Long-Spined Spider- Macracantha arcuata ♀ by Ji Tan, on Flickr

A shot of the unique Macracantha arcuata from the back.

This spider is undoubtedly one of the most bizarre and beautiful out there due to its brilliant colours and of course, the two long protruding abdominal spines.

The spines are long, heavy and unwieldy, thus this particular species of spiders prefer to always hang upside down whenever possible to save energy.


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This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Jul 13 2015, 08:31 PM

Wah sifu
Background seems a bit too dark, and the photo lacks feel

Horror movie effect hehe?
This photo would also benefit from a backlit (like your other shot). As you can see, the hair and black dress sort of "blends" into the background already