A reddish-brown jumper

While hiking along the Awana trail, my friend Stanley alerted me about a small
jumping spider he found.This one was about 8mm in length and had to be photographed with my Canon MPE-65 close-up lens.The results are as stunning as the beautiful spider itself.

The little black faced jumping spider

I found a little black-faced jumper in my trip to Awana recently.Now, the resort is charging RM30 for anyone who wants to use their water
treatment plant trail.Why? Because some guy had hurt himself trying to use a an alternative route
in the area.He busted a few bones and as a result, Awana have closed the place to the
public.Lucky for us, Eddie our macro buddy was there to help. All it took, was a phone call and we gained access to the area. Sadly, our haul was really small. I managed to get only a few shots and the
black faced spider is one of my top finds.

Another portia

Portias are spiders that are as rare as it sounds.This cannibalistic arachnid preys on other spiders and is known to annihilate
an entire nest including its eggs and spiderlings.So far, I've came across two of such fine specimen and both were found at
the Sungai Tua state park.My second Portia was smaller than an earlier find in the same area. This is the only spider that displays some intelligence and is able to make
decisions on the prowl.