Rare crab spider that looks and smells like bird dropping sighted in Singapore


A bird-dropping crab spider (Phrynarachne decipiens) seen eating a cockroach in Singapore. - LUKE ANG

SINGAPORE: Since national serviceman Luke Ang caught the bug of photographing the world of tiny wildlife in 2020, he has been scrutinising every bird dropping that he sees on a leaf.

The 20-year-old hit pay dirt in October 2023 when he saw a type of bird-dropping crab spider (Phrynarachne decipiens) that had never been recorded in Singapore before.

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