Moss Spider

Same species in the same area (probably around the same time) photographed by Nicky Bay https://www.flickr.com/photos/nickadel/16885809896/

Thank you Zariga. If I photograph it during the day, it would be much more tougher to see :-)

Thanks for the suggestion, LeonardoMB but I don't think there is enough to confirm that this is a Pandercetes gracilis. I have posted these photos at a Arachnid forum. One of the experts there suggested that it is a Pisaurid which I have also suspected it to be. Though Pisaurids (Nursery Web Spider) are commonly found near water bodies, the Pisauridae spiders in the jungle of Tawau Hills Park can be found camouflaging high up on dipterocarp tree trunks.

Thank you very much everyone. @Mark, glad you have noticed it. I have just uploaded it a couple of days ago to make identification easier with the close up of the head and eyes. @Stephen, your family ID suggestions have a good eye match. It really is difficult to determine it's family.

Thank you all for your wonderful comments and favorites. I am glad you all liked this spider :-)

Thanks, Lisa.

Thanks for the link, Mark. That photographer is actually on PN! His spider is a Pandercetes sp. I am still unsure whether my spotting is also a Pandercetes sp.

Thank you my friends for your kind comments. @Mark, thank you for the suggestion. I have encountered a Pandercetes spider before. Here is the spotting. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/... Unfortunately, this moss spider was a bit too high up the tree to get a close up view of the eyes. From this spotting photo, I can only see 4 large eyes on it's face. @Leuba, I have always had an eye on spiders. So camouflaging is not enough to save them from me. :-)

Unfortunately I did not get to measure this one. I think it's central body (head & abdomen) is between 10mm and 20mm.

Yes, it sure is. Thank you Wild Things. Wait a minute.... aren't you Satyen ?