Ninja Comb-footed Spider
With its characteristic black carapace and a black anterior half of the dorsum, the female calls to mind a ninja, the black-masked and black-clad swordsman in feudal Japan engaged in surreptitious operations such as infilitration and assassination.
The carapace of the male is modified in the area around the AME, projecting forward like a bracket. The carapace is glossy, with a black wedge-shaped area pointing to the fovea (a shallow pit at the centre of the carapace).
| Length | 4 mm; 2 mm |
| Distribution | Singapore. |
| Habitat | Foliage in mangroves, and secondary forests. |
| Biology | The female carries the spherical egg sac with its palps, and has a tendency to raise it over the cephalothorax when disturbed. |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Suborder Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
Singapore.