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Owl-Faced! This is the second location from Peninsular Malaysia that I have found this Net Casting Spider - Asianopis.<br /> <br /> This Spider seems to be of special interest to many local Marco Photographers, especially those into Spiders and some have been looking out for them for more than 5 years and have yet to encounter 1! Asianopis,Asianopis sp,Malaysia,Net Casting Spider,Ogre-Faced Spider,Pahang,Spider Click/tap to enlarge

Owl-Faced!

This is the second location from Peninsular Malaysia that I have found this Net Casting Spider - Asianopis.

This Spider seems to be of special interest to many local Marco Photographers, especially those into Spiders and some have been looking out for them for more than 5 years and have yet to encounter 1!

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  1. View Ruth Spigelman's profile
    Ruth Spigelman
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    I feel very lucky then as I find quite a few each summer here on the east coast of Australia, both sexes. Last year was awesome as a female made her egg sac right inside my house porch, so I didn't have to go far to observe and I got to witness the spiderlings hatching. Very special. Great shot of a female Albert. Posted 3 years ago
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      Albert Kang
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      Thanks ands nice that you can find them easily. That's sometimes the situation, what can be common in certain places could be rarer in other locations. Do you have pics of the eggsac, am curious to know how they looks like and be watching out for them. Posted 3 years ago
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        Here are the shots from the 'porch project' last year.
        The mother after just completing the sac:
        A mother's cherished possession Fun and intrigue these past weeks watching and documenting both a male and a female net-caster spider...each one living separately on a conifer either side of my porch entrance.<br /> <br /> Then January 11, I woke up to find the female had moved inside my porch and had produced a most beautiful egg sac, so I'm assuming the two found each other! <br /> <br /> She stayed with the sac for a day and a half then left - I've been watching the sac eagerly for developments and I've read that the female will return to open the sac, so I'll keep an eye out for progress and developments. <br /> <br /> Female Asianopis subrufa body length 25 mm. Araneae,Asianopis subrufa,Australia,Geotagged,Rufous Net-casting Spider,Summer,arachnid,arthropod,fauna,invertebrate,macro,spider egg sac

        Spiderlings just emerging:
        Ogre spiderlings have hatched The ogre babies have hatched! I've been waiting and watching eagerly for this moment since January 11, when I saw that a female Asianopis subrufa had made the most beautiful silken egg sac. Each baby is just 2 mm body length and perfect in every way. Image of the mother with sac below.<br /> <br /> I'm thrilled to see that the eyes for which this family of spiders is famous for can clearly be seen already. They will stay together for a while before dispersing. Good luck little ones!<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/111105/a_mothers_cherished_possession.html<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/111176/ogre_spiderling_just_hatched.html Araneae,Asianopis subrufa,Australia,Deinopidae,Fall,Geotagged,Rufous Net-casting Spider,arachnid,arthropod,autumn,fauna,invertebrate,macro,new south wales,spiderlings

        Single spiderling:
        Ogre spiderling just hatched The ogre babies have hatched! I've been waiting and watching eagerly for this moment since January 11, when I saw that a female Deinopis subrufa had made the most beautiful silken egg sac. Each baby is just 2 mm body length and perfect in every way. Image of the mother with sac below.<br /> <br /> I'm thrilled to see that the eyes for which this family of spiders is famous for can clearly be seen already. They will stay together for a while before dispersing. Good luck little ones! <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/111105/a_mothers_cherished_possession.html<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/111177/ogre_spiderlings_have_hatched.html Araneae,Asianopis subrufa,Australia,Deinopidae,Fall,Geotagged,Rufous Net-casting Spider,arachnid,arthropod,autumn,fauna,invertebrate,macro,new south wales,spiderling
         Posted 3 years ago
        1. View Albert Kang's profile
          Albert Kang
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          Super Wow!
          Thanks so much for the pics of the eggsac and babies.
          I have seen something similar in the wild before where they can be found, but thought it was eggsac of Bird Dung Spiders as they looks very similar!           Posted 3 years ago

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Uploaded Jan 17, 2022. Captured Jan 14, 2022 22:35.
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