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Picture ID 68546

Picture of unidentified spider

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This was found at my home in the garden, in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Not found on any web, but on my son's bike.
I would have thought it a beetle of some kind, if it weren't for the eight long black legs.

  • Submitted by: 
    EdwardinLanka
  • Submitted: Jun 26, 2019
  • Photographed: Jun 26, 2019
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Kirulapane, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
  • Found in web?: No
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EdwardinLanka

This looks like the Platythomisus Sudeepi, which is a NEW one for the taxonomy page.
If another website is correct, this is the female of the species.
The colour is red, not orange, and there are not 8 spots like the platythomisus quadrimaculatus.

How exciting!

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FormerArachnophobe

I agree with your assessment. Quite a find! What a striking species.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platythomisus

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