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Longjawed Orb Weaver

Opadometa sarawakensis

Photo by Dan Doucette
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

large spider, blue and red abdomen

Habitat:

tropical rainforest, 700m

Notes:

It's not a great photo, but I only spotted this once in Malaysia in Maliau basin.

Species ID Suggestions

Red and Blue Spider

Opadometa sarawakensis

Reference Link
ChunXingWong
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Longjawed Orb Weaver

Opadometa Sp.
Ignacio Gamboa
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Comments (5)
Dan Doucette
Thanks Chun, nice to see it get a species name. I've updated.
ChunXingWong
Good news Dan! This species is finally described just last year as "Opadometa sarawakensis".
ChunXingWong
I am still amazed how beautiful and majestic this spider is and yet it is still undescribed until now.

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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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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedAugust 3, 2014

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