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Opadometa sarawakensis Spider This is a female Spider of the species Opadometa sarawakensis.  She has blue abdomen and a patch of orange/red on top of it.  This species was first discovered in the year 2012 and officially described in 2015 from female specimens.  Male of the species was only discovered and described in 2018.<br />
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I have previously seen a similar looking Spider from Palawan Island, Philippines with blue abdomen but without the orange/red patch as can be seen in this observation :<br />
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Opadometa sarawakensis Spider

This is a female Spider of the species Opadometa sarawakensis. She has blue abdomen and a patch of orange/red on top of it. This species was first discovered in the year 2012 and officially described in 2015 from female specimens. Male of the species was only discovered and described in 2018.

I have previously seen a similar looking Spider from Palawan Island, Philippines with blue abdomen but without the orange/red patch as can be seen in this observation :

https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65364

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Opadometa sarawakensis is a species of Spider from the family of Tetragnathidae.

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

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Uploaded Jan 4, 2019. Captured Dec 18, 2018 09:01.
  • TG-5
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 18mm