Herennia multipuncta (Doleschall - 1859)- Ornamental Coin Spider

Herennia multipuncta - Photographed in Tawau Hills Park, Sabah, Borneo.

This species was previously under Nephilidae, it was synonnymized with Araneidae in Word Spider Catalog in 2017.

These images show a female changing its color as it matures.

25 July 2020

1 August 2020

15 August 2020

16 September 2020

Theridiidae Sundevall,1833 - Genus Unidentified

Genus unidentified - Photographed in Tawau Hills Park, Sabah, Borneo.

This is a tiny spider about the size of a common Cyclosa spider. Its body is plain orange red with shortish legs. Its abdomen is elongated to a cone shape.

Put under Theridiidae based on eye arrangement.

Salticidae Blackwall, 1841 - Genus Unidentified

Genus unidentified - Photographed in Tawau Hills Park, Sabah, Borneo.

This species has metallic  green hairs on its carapace and dorsum. The edge of the carapace has white hairs on black background. The legs are also partially covered with metallic green hairs. It has a pair of  small white triangles on the sides of its lower dorsum, one on each side. 

Salticidae Blackwall, 1841 - Genus unidentified

Genus unidentified -  Photographed in Tawau Hills Park, Sabah, Borneo.

There are numerous undescribed spiders in Borneo, likely more undescribed than described species.

This is a jumping spider of the Salticidae family, this species has not been identified to genus according the Borneo Spiders A Photographic Field Guide.|

It has thick white hairs on its palps and banded legs.

Ref: Borneo Spiders A photographic Field Guide (2019) Joseph K H Koh & Nicky Bay

Borneo Spider Reference.

This is the latest field guide for Borneo spiders, a must have.




It can be ordered from one of the authors from this link Borneo spiders - A photographic field guide (2019)

Quote from the authors on the book is as follows:

As a biodiversity hotspot in tropical Asia, Borneo is a must-visit destination of naturists around the world. Borneo’s rainforests offer more than just hornbills, orang-utans, proboscis monkeys and pygmy elephants; they support a more spectacular myriad of insects, arachnids and other invertebrates. With rarely seen macro-photography images, we take readers to a journey of discovery of another dimension of Borneo’s appeal to all nature lovers: the rich diversity of Borneo’s spiders and the fascinating natural history of these enigmatic and charismatic creatures.

The increasing availability of macro-photography equipment and popularity of the social media in recent years have bred a new generation of spider enthusiasts in Southeast Asia. They are constantly documenting the morphological details and behavioural peculiarities of spiders. Although some of them have benefitted from the recent series of guidebooks on Bornean and Southeast Asian spiders, there is still a strong demand for a new book, partly because the more popular books are already out of stock. More importantly, advances in macro-photography techniques and in taxonomic studies of Sarawak and Sabah spiders in recent years have necessitated a major revision.

We have illustrated over 540 species of spiders in this book, building upon the texts and some of the images in “Spiders of Borneo – With Special Reference to Brunei”. We hope that this vastly enhanced photographic guide will help to focus regional and international attention to the need to protect the rainforests in Southeast Asia, and add further impetus to advance the vision underlined in the “Heart of Borneo” initiative.

Joseph K H Koh & Nicky Bay

My first post on my Sabah Spiders Blog

I used to do avian photography, looking for birds to photograph while lugging my camera with 600mm lens on a heavy tripod on my shoulder. With age catching up, my bird photography rig feels heavier and heavier, resulting in me making fewer and fewer trips.

To keep my photography passion going, I need to find something more manageable. I found my answer in my 60mm macro lens. What a downgrade from my 600mm! See image below.

There is no need to show image of the 60mm on camera as it is nothing compare to the bird rig. 

Macro images in particular spiders will be posted here, thanks for visiting.