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Mirror spider - front, Andasibe, Madagascar My first mirror spider! (Genus: Thwaitesia. I only once saw these online from a famous macro photographer from Singapore. They are much smaller than I expected and quite tricky to get entirely into focus. <br /> <br /> They are called mirror spiders due to the reflective plates on their abdomen. This one surely is in the genus Thwaitesia. Some candidates known to occur in Madagascar:<br /> <br /> - Thwaitesia argenteosquamata (Lenz, 1891) (Madagascar)<br /> - Thwaitesia pulcherrima Butler, 1882 (Madagascar)<br /> <br /> Not certain of the species yet, documentation is very limited.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86558/mirror_spider_-_closeup_andasibe_madagascar.html" title="Mirror spider - closeup, Andasibe, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/86558_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=pFWz3B2px37qnRIM8xe5K2jlYgs%3D" width="116" height="152" alt="Mirror spider - closeup, Andasibe, Madagascar My first mirror spider! (Genus: Thwaitesia. I only once saw these online from a famous macro photographer from Singapore. They are much smaller than I expected and quite tricky to get entirely into focus. <br /> <br /> They are called mirror spiders due to the reflective plates on their abdomen. This one surely is in the genus Thwaitesia. Some candidates known to occur in Madagascar:<br /> <br /> - Thwaitesia argenteosquamata (Lenz, 1891) (Madagascar)<br /> - Thwaitesia pulcherrima Butler, 1882 (Madagascar)<br /> <br /> Not certain of the species yet, documentation is very limited.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86557/mirror_spider_-_front_andasibe_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86559/mirror_spider_-_side_view_andasibe_madagascar.html Africa,Andasibe,Christant Path,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Winter,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86559/mirror_spider_-_side_view_andasibe_madagascar.html" title="Mirror spider - side view, Andasibe, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/86559_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=uaBLCgxjvjLCyOArllegWRJM8c4%3D" width="200" height="182" alt="Mirror spider - side view, Andasibe, Madagascar My first mirror spider! (Genus: Thwaitesia. I only once saw these online from a famous macro photographer from Singapore. They are much smaller than I expected and quite tricky to get entirely into focus. <br /> <br /> They are called mirror spiders due to the reflective plates on their abdomen. This one surely is in the genus Thwaitesia. Some candidates known to occur in Madagascar:<br /> <br /> - Thwaitesia argenteosquamata (Lenz, 1891) (Madagascar)<br /> - Thwaitesia pulcherrima Butler, 1882 (Madagascar)<br /> <br /> Not certain of the species yet, documentation is very limited.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86557/mirror_spider_-_front_andasibe_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86558/mirror_spider_-_closeup_andasibe_madagascar.html Africa,Andasibe,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Winter,World" /></a></figure> Africa,Andasibe,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Winter,World Click/tap to enlarge

Mirror spider - front, Andasibe, Madagascar

My first mirror spider! (Genus: Thwaitesia. I only once saw these online from a famous macro photographer from Singapore. They are much smaller than I expected and quite tricky to get entirely into focus.

They are called mirror spiders due to the reflective plates on their abdomen. This one surely is in the genus Thwaitesia. Some candidates known to occur in Madagascar:

- Thwaitesia argenteosquamata (Lenz, 1891) (Madagascar)
- Thwaitesia pulcherrima Butler, 1882 (Madagascar)

Not certain of the species yet, documentation is very limited.

Mirror spider - closeup, Andasibe, Madagascar My first mirror spider! (Genus: Thwaitesia. I only once saw these online from a famous macro photographer from Singapore. They are much smaller than I expected and quite tricky to get entirely into focus. <br /> <br /> They are called mirror spiders due to the reflective plates on their abdomen. This one surely is in the genus Thwaitesia. Some candidates known to occur in Madagascar:<br /> <br /> - Thwaitesia argenteosquamata (Lenz, 1891) (Madagascar)<br /> - Thwaitesia pulcherrima Butler, 1882 (Madagascar)<br /> <br /> Not certain of the species yet, documentation is very limited.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86557/mirror_spider_-_front_andasibe_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86559/mirror_spider_-_side_view_andasibe_madagascar.html Africa,Andasibe,Christant Path,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Winter,World

Mirror spider - side view, Andasibe, Madagascar My first mirror spider! (Genus: Thwaitesia. I only once saw these online from a famous macro photographer from Singapore. They are much smaller than I expected and quite tricky to get entirely into focus. <br /> <br /> They are called mirror spiders due to the reflective plates on their abdomen. This one surely is in the genus Thwaitesia. Some candidates known to occur in Madagascar:<br /> <br /> - Thwaitesia argenteosquamata (Lenz, 1891) (Madagascar)<br /> - Thwaitesia pulcherrima Butler, 1882 (Madagascar)<br /> <br /> Not certain of the species yet, documentation is very limited.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86557/mirror_spider_-_front_andasibe_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86558/mirror_spider_-_closeup_andasibe_madagascar.html Africa,Andasibe,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Winter,World

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Uploaded Nov 15, 2019. Captured Jul 19, 2019 13:19 in Unnamed Road, Madagascar.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/13.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm
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Captured in the winter. More winter photos.