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Common Housefly Catcher spider

Plexippus petersi

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Field Notes

Description:

Moth spotting http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7055212 is no more! :-(
Spider no bigger that 1 cm (0.4 inches).

Habitat:

Hills overlooking Manila.

Notes:

Maybe that ant was a spider-informer...

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (10)
Gina9210
If found in the Philippines it should be Plexippus paykulli.
Dangermouse
Brilliant set of photos, what a spotting!
Raiyan Ahmed
It surely looks like a Plexippus Petersi.. Nice set of photographs!!
AnnvanWijgerden
Maybe it's a Plexippus petersi...? http://salticidae.org/salticid/diagnost/plxippus/peter-austral-ph.htm

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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International Spider Survey
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Hunters & Animal Food Habits
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PublishedAugust 13, 2011

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