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Hersilia sumatrana ♀ - Sumatran Two-tailed Spider

Found this on a tree trunk along with some Treehugger dragonflies (Tyriobapta torrida). This particular spider is a "treehugger" as well and spend almost all of its time on trees.

 

Hersilia spiders are easy to identify due to their flat appearance and also the unique abdominal pair of tails (not clear in this photo). These spiders are really well camouflage on tree trunks, and are very fast. One of the best ways to slow these spiders down is to make them drop onto grass keke :p

 

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Uploaded on September 5, 2014
Taken on September 5, 2014