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Red and Silver Dewdrop Spider

Argyrodes flavescens

Photo by Richard Ong
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

adult female - this species is a kleptoparasite... living on the web of a larger spider and feeding off its prey. A.flavescens most commonly inhabits the webs of araneids... and in this case... was found on the web of a Golden orb-weaver (Nephila pilipes - Araneae; Araneidae; Nephilinae). its a very small spider with a length (excluding legs) of around 3mm. legs are black... and the markedly domed and very shiny abdomen is red-orangey with silver markings. pls note that third photo has been tilted 90degs right.

Habitat:

lush vegetation within forest reserve cum recreational park

Notes:

Araneae; Theridiidae; Argyrodinae

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (14)
Mark Ridgway
Wow so small. Well done to snap that and congrats on the SOTW.
Tukup
Congratulations on your SOTW Richard. That's a beautiful spider. Well done.
Richard Ong
oh my... im honoured.! thanks to everyone and espc. the PNs Rangers for this SOTW honour.!
Michael
Congratulations, Richard Ong, your spotting has been voted Spotting of the Week by the Rangers! This spotting has excellent field notes and you showcase a wonderful case study of kleptoparasitism. https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603/10162582591850603/ https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/1191465697123147778
AshleyT
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
Machi
Wonderful photos and description!

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PublishedOctober 18, 2019

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