Carrhotus sp BATU LINTANG

Female 7mm

BATU LINTANG 28-7-2015 MON 11:37AM

Carrhotus sp BATU LINTANG are found in silken cells in low vegetation. Not colourful and are sturdy, solid-looking spiders.

This Genus Carrhotus is widespread genus of dull coloured salticids.

Some people with phobia of spiders would wonder how bad they are over in Borneo Island. Are there such spider like those Black Widows in the Americas that has deadly bite? Do people always find them inside room? Or walk into massive webs when trekking in the jungle?

In Borneo there are alwas spiders in rooms. And massive spider webs in all the National Parks. But one things is clear, there is no one die because of spiders in Borneo. And hardly heard of spider bites.

	Prosoma (cephalothorax) and Opisthosoma (abdomen)
	This spider eye area and whole of the carapace is dark brown.
	The body length of this jumping spider Carrhotus sp BATU LINTANG is 7mm This is a female. The female is somewhat lighter in colour. The legs are slender and all about the same length. The legs color are yellowish-brown with dark brown annulations (環).
	Carapace: The relatively hard upper 'shell' of the front part of a spider.
	The cephalothorax is quite high with the top slightly convex, with the rear of the thorax and the sides very steep.
	Ventral View (abdominal view) of this female Carrhotus sp BATU LINTANG spider The abdomen is oval, tapering somewhat towards the rear. 1- A pair of Booklung Cover 2- Epigyne (epigynum). Only a female spider has this organ. 3- Spinnerets The bottom part of abdomen is light brown with a widish collar of white hairs around the spinnerets.