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Lynx spider

Hamadruas hieroglyphica

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

colorful lynx spider, female

Habitat:

tropical rainforest

Notes:

Spotted in Tawau hills park.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)
Mark Ridgway
Great work guys. Definitely an attractive lynx spider!
ChunXingWong
Finally got the right species! It is a female Hamadruas hieroglyphica. H. superba is very similar but can be distinguish by it's smaller size. Reference - Spiders Of Borneo book by Joseph K. H. Koh & http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a17#FIG68-70
Dan Doucette
Thanks Chun, Paul and Rieko. I did see one image that resembled H. superba online Chun, but just to be sure, I just updated to the genus level.
ChunXingWong
It was a good decision you made back then to photograph this spider :-)
RiekoS
This is actually beautiful spider.
Paul Davis
Another fabulous spider ,great coloration.
ChunXingWong
My best ID suggestion is Hamadruas superba. Either that or it's a new species.

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International Spider Survey
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Borneo's Bio
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Arthropods Below The Wind - Sabah
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Mission WILD
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedApril 3, 2014

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