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Opadometa sarawakensis

Red-and-blue Pear Spider
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SSN 63997
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Taxonomy

The taxonomic status is pending for approval

Description
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So far we know little about the species, apart from its appearance.

Habits
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  Part Habit
 
Diurnal   —   Most active during the daytime.
The spider was found resting at the center of its web during daylight.

Habitats
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No Description Suitability Seasonality
1
Forest → Lowland Dipterocarp Forest (Malayan, Burmese)
 Unknown Unknown
References : http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3

Location
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by State Location
  • Sabah 1
  • Sarawak 1
Based on publications, specimens, and images

Biodiversity Experts
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Profile
Nik Ahmad Irwan Izzauddin Bin Nik Him (Dr.)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
  • Spiders
  • Biodiversity
  • PM
Norma Binti Che Yusoff (Prof. Dr.)
University of Malaya (UM)
  • Spiders (Ecology)
  • Protected Areas
  • Marine & Coastal
  • Digital Sequence Information (DSI)
  • Climate Change
  • PM
  • W
Rosli Hashim (Prof. Dr.)
University of Malaya (UM)
  • Birds (Ecology)
  • Mammals (Ecology)
  • Spiders
  • Insects
  • Biodiversity
  • Protected Areas
  • PM
  • W
Tan Li Peng (Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK)
  • Arachnids
  • Insects
  • Agriculture
  • Biodiversity
  • Forest
  • PM
PM - Peninsular Malaysia; SBH - Sabah; SWK - Sarawak; SEA - Southeast Asia; W - World;

References
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Article
  1. Miller, J.A., Freund, C., Rambonnet, L., Koets, L., Barth, N., Van der Linden, C., Gemi, J., Schilthuizen, M., Burger, R. & Goossens, B. (2018). Dispatch from the field II: the mystery of the red and blue Opadometa male (Araneae, Tetragnathidae, Opadometa sarawakensis). Biodiversity Data Journal 6, e24777
  2. Dzulhelmi, M.N., Suriyanti, S.N.P., Mohamed, Z. & Norma-Rashid, Y. (2015). Two New Opadometa Species (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) from Sarawak, Malaysia. Annales Zoologici 65 (1), 101-107. https://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3161/00034541ANZ2015.65.1.008
Book
  1. Koh, J.K.H. & Bay, N. (2019). Borneo Spiders: A Photographic Field Guide. Sabah Forestry Department, Malaysia. pp. 497.

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Acknowledgements :- Ms. Norazah Binti Norddin & Mr. Tan Kok Kiat

Species Citation :- Opadometa sarawakensis. Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Accessed via https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/63997. [Retrieved 20 April 2024].

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