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HAHNIIDAE - Comb-tailed Spiders

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Hahniidae is a family of araneomorph spiders, first described by Philipp Bertkau in 1878. Their bodies are about 2 millimetres (0.079 in) long, and they build extremely delicate webs in the form of a sheet. Unlike many spiders the web does not lead to a retreat. The silk used in these webs is so fine that they are difficult to spot unless they are coated with dew. They greatly favor locations near water or near moss, and are often found in leaf litter and detritus or on the leaves of shrubs and trees.

They are characterized by the arrangement of their six spinnerets in a transverse row. The last segment of the outer spinnerets is quite long and stands out above all the others.

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Spider identification from photographs should not be definitive in many cases.
For positive identification of many spiders, it is often necessary to examine their copulatory organs under a microscope.

Quote from : Borneo Spiders: A Photographic Field Guide by Joseph K H Koh and Nicky Bay

The gallery images are my Amateurish ID, would be grateful for ID correction.

(Alistra sp.)[B] ♀
(Alistra sp.)[B]
♀		 (Alistra sp.)[A] ♀
(Alistra sp.)[A]
♀		 (Alistra sp.)[A] ♀
(Alistra sp.)[A]
♀		 (Alistra sp.)[A] ♀
(Alistra sp.)[A]
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