Up Close with Nature

All the spiders you see here were photographed within Malaysia - mostly in the Peninsula. Only a couple of them were photographed in Sabah (East Malaysia, Borneo), either Danum Valley, or Maliau Basin. Ant-mimic crab spider, Amyciaea lineatipes, mating! More bugs porn here:D A male ant-mimic crab spider, Amyciaea lineatipes, with weaver ant prey More ant-mimic spiders here. Crab Spider (

Jumping spiders must the be cutest spiders of all. Period. :D All taken with a Canon 40D, Canon MPE65 , Canon MT24EX Twin Flash. A female Epeus sp? Guarding her precious eggs...awww.... The same loving mother with her lovely bunch of spiderlings Epeus sp. mom with spiderlings Viciria sp. jumping spider life cycle: eggs to spiderlings. Complete series here. A male Epeus sp.

Okay, i know you're probably really really really bored of the cute ant-mimic crab spider by now. First, it's the Amyciaea lineatipes alone, then it's the Amyciaea lineatipes mating! What's next? But this is different - this is eating! Yes, an ant-mimic crab spider with prey! Unfortunately, the spider dropped its food soon after I took a few shots so these are all I've got! It's clear that