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Rolled-Leaf Spider - Poltys idae Quite a large sized Spider with a distinctive long tail. Body is mostly brown in colour with patches of yellow on the abdomen and black spots/bands on the legs. This one was seen along a wide trail and was busy constructing a huge web, at least 1 meter wide. Kubah,Malaysia,Poltys,Poltys idae,Poltys sp,Rolled-Leaf Spider,Sarawak,Spider Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Rolled-Leaf Spider - Poltys idae

Quite a large sized Spider with a distinctive long tail. Body is mostly brown in colour with patches of yellow on the abdomen and black spots/bands on the legs. This one was seen along a wide trail and was busy constructing a huge web, at least 1 meter wide.

    comments (8)

  1. Um, wow! That's so odd and naturally awesome. Posted 7 years ago
    1. Yep, that's how I felt when I first saw it :) Posted 7 years ago
  2. Super cool, Albert! Posted 7 years ago
    1. Thanks, Ferdy :) Posted 7 years ago
  3. Great find Albert.
    Arachnura sp.?
    Posted 7 years ago
    1. Thanks, Mark :)
      Its a Poltys sp.
      Posted 7 years ago
  4. Spectacular! Posted 7 years ago
    1. Thanks, Lars :) Posted 7 years ago

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Poltys idae is a species of Spider from the family of Araneidae.

Similar species: Spiders
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded May 25, 2018. Captured Apr 11, 2018 21:30.
  • Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
  • f/8.0
  • 1/101s
  • ISO800
  • 14.216mm