Hersillia from Manglayang Mountain
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Hersiliidae |
Genus: | Hersilia |
A strange looking spider, it has two tail on the end of its abdomen. After later I could identify this one, it's Hersillia Spider (a Two tailed bark-rock spider). The tail also scientifically known as spinnerets is used for spinning it's web.
In Manglayang Mountain I encountered a lot of them, they live on rocks, barks, and wood walls. One more interesting fact from my observation; when I found a female, there will be a male not far from there.
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Female Hersillia |
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Male Hersillia
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Female Hersillia Up Close |
Great observations.
ReplyDeleteI didn't knew that Hersiliidae spiders dwell on rocks too.