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Snail-like Cyrtarachne

Cyrtarachne conica

Photo by bob5
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Field Notes

Description:

Small spider. Looks like a snail. Cephalothorax is caramel colour. Abdomen is conical and shaped like a shell with whorls of dark brown. Legs are caramel colours.

Habitat:

Lowland secondary forest.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Maria dB
What an unusual spider - very cool spotting!
Leuba Ridgway
bob5, yes, all of those too....I can't stop looking at this one.
bob5
Leuba Ridgway...some say it looks like Jabba the Hutt and some say the Harry Potter Sorting Hat
Leuba Ridgway
Oh my goodness -Looks like so many different things including a chunk out of a caramel-croissant pudding. Fantastic spotting !

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PublishedJune 7, 2021

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