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Two-Tailed Spider - Hersilia sp. Hersilia,Hersilia deelemanae,Hersilia sp,Malaysia,Sarawak,Spider,Two-Tailed Spider

Two-Tailed Spider - Hersilia sp.

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Christine Young

Lion

What a cool creature. I just read this "They do not spin webs or construct retreats and can often be spotted only by the reflection of the sun on their dragline silk threads. They capture cursorial prey by swaying their long spinnerets over the victim and encircling it wrapping more silk over it. The prey is then bitten and consumed on the spot. The egg sac is wrapped in silk with bits of bark debris attached to aid camouflage."

Also, its short 3rd pair of legs is odd...

Link for quote: http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/arachnids/spiders/hersiliidae/index.htm Posted 7 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Interesting, went to look for a video of this, and found one:
  
  Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
2. 1. Albert Kang
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks, Christine for the additional info, They are really very cool spiders.
    Thanks too, Ferdy for the video link :) Posted 7 years ago

Christine Young

Lion

Record created for Hersilia deelemanae. Feel free to ID. Posted 6 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, Christine :) Posted 6 years ago

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The Hersilia deelemanae

Hersilia deelemanae is a two-tailed spider in the family Hersiliidae.

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Similar species: Spiders

Species identified by _ChunXingWong_

By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Jun 5, 2018. Captured Apr 9, 2018 20:06.

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