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Portia spider (female)

Photo by PhilipChen
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Field Notes

Description:

mummy portia with it babies.
portia (female) with it's egg sac.
size of the adult female portia about 12mm,
the mummy portia mimicking the environment texture,
blending well with the cave surrounding.

Habitat:

inside rocky cave, fairy cave

Species ID Suggestions

fringed jumping spider

portia fimbriata
Ashutosh Dudhatra
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Comments (4)
PhilipChen
thanks you ashutosh.dudhatra. thanks you for the ID too :)
drP
Nice spotting!

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Mimetic Animals of the World
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2013 Best Wildlife Photo
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Jumping Spiders of the World

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PublishedJune 5, 2013

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