Spartaeus spinimanus ♂ (Selangor)

This is the second time I found this male jumper at the same place, but this one is smaller in size compare to the previous found. 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 8mm.

1. & 2. The Spartaeus spinimanus ♂ on the parking wall.

3. The parking wall, where we can see the rocky are above the parking lot,

probably the habitat of the Spartaeus spinimanus ♂.

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