Brown Cigar Flexi-legs
This uncommon cigar-shaped species has an ochre-coloured body which confers a camouflage effect when the spider lies motionless on sticks or on dried stalks of grass. A pair of faintly darker bands run longtitudinally from the front to the back of the carapace.
Both photos:
| Length | ♀ 11 mm; ♂ 9 mm |
| Distribution | Singapore. |
| Habitat | Marshy scrubland. |
| Biology | Individuals become active at night, especially after rain, moving through long grass and the lower branches of small shrubs. |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Suborder Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
Singapore.