Spartaeus spinimanus ♀ (Selangor)

I found this female Spartaeus spinimanus jumper not far from a Huntsman spider that are way bigger than this female jumper. I found this jumper under some rocky area together with the Huntsman spider and colony of ants in nearby recreational forest. Like other Spartaeus spiders, the legs are unusually long and slender, and bear numerous spines. These unusual Jumping Spiders of the sub-family Spartaeinae have a different eye arrangement compared to other Jumping Spiders. Whereas the posterior median eyes (i.e., the eyes in the second row) of most Jumping Spiders are tiny, there is a category of Jumping Spiders whose posterior median eyes are fairly big. These include spiders in the genera Cocalus, Phaeacius, Portia and Spartaeus. This jumper measures about 10mm.

1. The Spartaeus spinimanus ♀ on the rocky area where I found it.

2. The rocky area where I found the Spartaeus spinimanus ♀.

The Huntsman spider that leads me to the finding of the Spartaeus spinimanus ♀.

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