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A Guide to Common Singapore Spiders
by Joseph K H Koh
  Tree-Stump Spider
Poltys illepidus (C. L. Koch) 1843
 
close-up of brown female
Female: posterior view
 Remains immobile with legs retracted close to the body in the daytime.

Sits in the centre of a vertical web at night. The web is rebuilt every evening.		 Classification: Family Araneidae, Orb-Web Spiders.
Habitat: Jungle tracks, gardens.
Female: 12 mm.
Male: 4-6 mm.
Distribution: Singapore (new record), Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, India, Japan.
  From "A Guide to Common Singapore Spiders" by Joseph K. H. Koh
BP Guide to Nature Series published by the Singapore Science Centre and sponsored by British Petroleum
© 2000 Joseph K H Koh