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Blue Spider - Opadometa Orb-Weaving Spider from the genus Opadometa.  This is a female, with all blue abdomen, black head and legs, with a brush-like hairs on her legs.<br />
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This female looks similar to Opadometa sarawakensis, recently described in 2015 from Sarawak, Borneo.  Opadometa sarawakensis has blue body but with large right red spot on top of her abdomen.  The male of was only discovered earlier this year.  Here is the article of the interesting discovery and to show the extreme sexual dimorphism :<br />
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<a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/04/05/elusive-male-orbweaving-spider-found-in-kinabatangan/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/04/05/elusive-male-orbweaving-spider-found-in-kinabatangan/</a>  Opadometa,Opadometa sp,Palawan,Philippines,Spider Click/tap to enlarge

Blue Spider - Opadometa

Orb-Weaving Spider from the genus Opadometa. This is a female, with all blue abdomen, black head and legs, with a brush-like hairs on her legs.

This female looks similar to Opadometa sarawakensis, recently described in 2015 from Sarawak, Borneo. Opadometa sarawakensis has blue body but with large right red spot on top of her abdomen. The male of was only discovered earlier this year. Here is the article of the interesting discovery and to show the extreme sexual dimorphism :

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/04/05/elusive-male-orbweaving-spider-found-in-kinabatangan/

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Uploaded Aug 21, 2018. Captured Jun 24, 2018 09:44.
  • TG-5
  • f/10.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO400
  • 11.01mm