Thiania bhamoensis
Image Copyright Hans Henrik Hansen
Last Observed: January 2016 – Koh Chang
Observed By: Hans Henrik Hansen
Thiania bhamoensis is a small and brilliantly blue and black coloured little species of jumping spider.
These spiders build lairs by using their silk to bind two green leaves together. They build these nests on many species of plants but most commonly on the aptly named spider lily.
In Southeast Asia these spiders are also known as the fighting spider because two males will always fight each other when placed in close proximity. So of course people fight them for sport – you’d think there would be something better to do – but never make the mistake of overestimating human nature.
