Spiders of Singapore

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Singapore Fishing Spider

Ceylon Bird-Dropping Spider

Nephila Kuhlii

Macracantha arcuata

Ant-mimicking crab spiders

Amyciaea is a genus of ant mimicking crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1885. They mimic weaver ants, their...

Ant-mimicking Jumping Spider

Myrmarachne is a genus of ant-mimicking jumping spiders that was first described by W. S. MacLeay in 1839. They are commonly called antmimicking spiders,...

Ant-mimicking Jumping Spiders – Myrmaplata plantaleoides

Scientific Name: Myrmaplata plantaleoides Myrmaplata plataleoides, also called the Kerengga ant-like jumper, is a jumping spider that mimics the Kerengga or weaver ant in morphology...

Araneus nox

Araneus is a genus of common orb-weaving spiders. It includes about 650 species, among which are the European garden spider and the barn spider....

Araneus nox Spider

Araneus is a genus of common orb-weaving spiders. It includes about 650 species, among which are the European garden spider and the barn spider....

Argiope aemula

Argiope aemula, commonly known as the oval St Andrew's cross spider, is a species of spider in the family Araneidae which is native to...

Argiope anasuja

Argiope anasuja, is a species of harmless orb-weaver spider found from the Seychelles to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and in the Maldives. Wikipedia Spotted at...

Argiope spider

The genus Argiope includes rather large spiders that often have a strikingly coloured abdomen. These spiders are distributed throughout the world. Most countries in...

Batik Golden Web Spider

Trichonephila is a genus of orb-weaver spiders that was first described by Friedrich Dahl in 1911, as a subgenus of Nephila. Trichonephila was elevated...

Bird dropping spider – Cyrtarachne sp

Cyrtarachne is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1868. Wikipedia Great reference from Nicky Bay - Mystery of the pulsating spider Spotted...

Bird Dung Spider – Phrynarachne sp

Phrynarachne is a genus of crab spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. Wikipedia Location: Choa Chu Kang - September 2021 Thanks Benedict Yeap Spiders of...

Camaricus maugei

Camaricus is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1887. Wikipedia Camaricus maugei (Walckenaer, 1837) Spotted at Choa Chu Kang Park...

Ceylon Bird-Dropping Spider

Ceylon Bird-Dropping Spider (Phrynarachne ceylonica) The spider reinforces the simulation of bird-droppings by drawing its legs close to the body and lying motionless on a...

Corinnid sac spider

Corinnidae is a family of araneomorph spiders, sometimes called corinnid sac spiders. The family, like other "clubionoid" families, has a confusing taxonomic history. Once...

Corinnomma – Ant-like sac spiders

Corinnomma - Ant-like sac spiders is a genus of African and Asian corinnid sac spiders first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1880. Wikipedia Location: Choa Chu...