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This spider has a red head and a bright orange body with three black spot markings. Black legs, seems to hold the front legs back in a defensive posture.
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- Submitted: May 13, 2020
- Photographed: May 13, 2020
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Please help me identify this spider, I’ve never seen anything like it before.
Three striped red crab spider, genus is Platythomisus and there may be several different species including P. sudeepi. They are in your area and have been identified there but it sounds like they are quite rare to see. Very cool spider!
That seems spot on! Yes, it’s a very cool spider, the colors are amazing. Thanks for your help.