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prasannaparab

Date

November 2019

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What

Ladybeetle Spiders (Genus Paraplectana)

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jithesh

Date

January 4, 2023 11:46 PM IST

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lohityt

Date

January 27, 2022 06:22 PM UTC

Description

Id please.
Dhibbagiri hills, 27 Jan 2022

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prasannaparab

Date

July 2020

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abhiapc

Date

September 25, 2022 07:06 PM IST

Description

similar to kidney orb, it doesn't sit on web
it has purse under leaf.
web photo not taken, as disturbed accidentally

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naturalist43365

Date

November 25, 2022 12:14 PM IST

Place

Belur (Google, OSM)

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vihari

Date

April 15, 2022 12:31 PM IST

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What

Pantropical Ogre-faced Spiders (Genus Asianopis)

Observer

hayath_mohammed

Date

November 25, 2022

Place

Bangalore (Google, OSM)

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vipinbaliga

Date

September 12, 2021 03:55 PM IST

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gowrivaranashi

Date

November 5, 2022 08:41 PM IST

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What

Flower Crab Spiders (Genus Thomisus)

Observer

hayath_mohammed

Date

October 25, 2022

Place

Bangalore (Google, OSM)

Description

Was found feeding on what looked like a Clubionid

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What

Bird Dropping Crab Spiders (Genus Phrynarachne)

Observer

pratikk

Date

August 2022

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manojbhat

Date

September 2, 2022 06:26 PM IST

Description

With her babies

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kunikimu

Date

September 5, 2022 05:34 PM IST

Description

It was being eaten by a green lynx spider.

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What

Net-casting Spiders (Family Deinopidae)

Date

August 19, 2022 10:29 AM IST

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poorna_sona

Date

August 16, 2022 02:13 PM IST

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What

Heavy-bodied Jumper (Hyllus semicupreus)

Date

August 11, 2022 10:48 AM IST

Place

Home of (Google, OSM)

Description

Female killed a dragon fly. The spider was about 10 cm up, it descended slowly using web to a nearby perch and then pounced on the dragon fly, I ran in and got my phone for a few pics, by which time the dragon fly became immobile. Hyllus I've seen take big prey at my garden.

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What

Bird Dropping Crab Spiders (Genus Phrynarachne)

Date

August 5, 2022 04:24 PM IST

Description

Bird Dropping Crab Spider ( Phrynarachne sp) Preying Blow Fly

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abhiapc

Date

July 3, 2022 11:44 AM IST

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Date

July 2022

Description

Mating pair

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abhiapc

Date

June 12, 2022 08:48 PM IST

Description

8-3 = 5
Three roosting flies are missing !
They are cleverly caught by Gnathopalystes species ( Huntsman spider) .I was really surprised to see , How this Huntsman spider caught Three of them. Slightest movement will make these flies allert.Still This spider has managed to catch three of them . We can also see a dragline in between neem leaves. This spider came back to neem leaf, where flies are roosting & again caught the roosting flies !
June 2022
Indraprastha ,
Mysuru .

radiantdiffuser #olympus

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rahulshenoy

Date

October 28, 2019 10:32 AM IST

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What

Funnel-web Wolf Spiders (Genus Hippasa)

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nisha23

Date

October 16, 2021 07:13 AM IST

Place

Tumkur (Google, OSM)

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drbmg

Date

November 13, 2021 08:59 AM UTC

Place

Mysuru (Google, OSM)

Description

Identified as Zimiris doriae.

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Date

September 18, 2021 08:56 AM IST

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What

Shorttailed Whipscorpions (Order Schizomida)

Date

October 31, 2021 01:07 PM UTC

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What

Two-striped Telamonia (Telamonia dimidiata)

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csbandi

Date

October 31, 2021 09:03 AM IST

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abhiapc

Date

October 31, 2021 09:53 AM IST

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abhiapc

Date

October 26, 2021 09:36 AM IST

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What

Flower Crab Spiders (Genus Thomisus)

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csbandi

Date

October 25, 2021 09:06 AM IST

Description

With a wasp prey

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Date

October 20, 2021 12:14 PM UTC

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naturalist43365

Date

October 17, 2021 11:23 AM UTC

Place

Belur (Google, OSM)

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What

Leafcurling Sac Spiders (Genus Clubiona)

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vishwanathgowda

Date

October 12, 2021 08:26 PM IST

Description

Found this spider with kill on a wild plant. Night walk macro.

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abhiapc

Date

October 13, 2021 05:52 PM IST

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What

Stumpy Crab Spiders (Genus Thomisops)

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abhiapc

Date

May 12, 2020 08:03 AM IST

Description

Dead

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vipinbaliga

Date

September 11, 2021 07:46 PM IST

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What

Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus)

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subbu107

Date

October 2, 2021 10:19 AM IST

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abhiapc

Date

October 3, 2021 07:16 PM IST

Description

pair noted for first time

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What

Ant-like Crab Spider (Amyciaea forticeps)

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mohithshenoyk

Date

September 28, 2021 07:18 PM IST

Description

Male spider chancing its opportunity to mate while the female was busy feeding on weaver ant and avoiding the Jackal flies.

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jithesh

Date

September 24, 2021 12:02 PM IST

Place

Agumbe (Google, OSM)

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What

Dewdrop Spiders (Genus Argyrodes)

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nisha23

Date

September 23, 2021 08:44 AM IST

Place

Tumkur (Google, OSM)

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vishwanathgowda

Date

September 22, 2021 01:13 PM IST

Description

Found this during macro on a bark during macro walk.

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vishwanathgowda

Date

September 22, 2021 12:42 PM IST

Description

Found this during noon walk in home stay premises.

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What

Wolf Spiders (Family Lycosidae)

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vipinbaliga

Date

September 12, 2021 02:31 PM IST

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naturalist43365

Date

September 8, 2021 08:22 AM UTC

Place

Herangadi (Google, OSM)

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Date

September 19, 2021 03:07 PM UTC

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What

Slender Crab Spiders (Genus Tibellus)

Date

September 19, 2021 02:03 PM UTC

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shivaprakash

Date

September 18, 2021 08:04 AM IST

Description

ID courtesy: Dr Abhijith APC

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vishwanathgowda

Date

March 7, 2020 03:00 PM IST

Place

Hingaara (Google, OSM)

Description

found this on a wild plant in semi forest patch. Night macro walk.

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abhiapc

Date

September 14, 2021 09:57 PM IST

Description

male leucauge feeding on opadometa

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vishwanathgowda

Date

June 11, 2020 02:04 PM IST

Description

Found this on a wild plant. Noon walk in forest patch.

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What

Indian Cooperative Spiders (Stegodyphus sarasinorum)

Observer

abhiapc

Date

September 24, 2019 03:23 PM IST

Description

Matriphagy behavior

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jithesh

Date

June 22, 2020 11:17 AM IST

Place

Sanoor (Google, OSM)

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What

Flat Abdomen Crab Spider (Camaricus maugei)

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vishwanathgowda

Date

June 8, 2020 04:29 PM IST

Description

Found this on a wild plant. Late evening walk.

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vishwanathgowda

Date

November 8, 2019 10:33 AM IST

Description

Found this on a wild plant in forest trail.

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vishwanathgowda

Date

August 26, 2021 08:15 PM IST

Description

Brettus male, found on wall in Coffee estate

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What

Trashline Orbweavers (Genus Cyclosa)

Date

August 11, 2021 08:48 AM IST

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mohithshenoyk

Date

August 21, 2021 03:14 PM IST

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What

Scorpion Spiders (Family Trochanteriidae)

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abhiapc

Date

June 27, 2019 10:32 AM IST

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What

Ground Crab Spiders (Genus Xysticus)

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abhiapc

Date

April 27, 2020 06:35 PM IST

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What

Signature Spider (Argiope anasuja)

Observer

abhiapc

Date

November 5, 2017 09:17 AM IST

Place

Kalalavadi (Google, OSM)

Description

Female wrapping male

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What

Pantropical Ogre-faced Spiders (Genus Asianopis)

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naveen_iyer

Date

June 24, 2021 02:09 PM IST

Place

Bangalore (Google, OSM)

Description

Netcaster Male , Found on a gate and then transferred to Twig.

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What

Meshweavers (Family Dictynidae)

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abhiapc

Date

May 23, 2020 04:39 PM IST

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What

Slender Crab Spiders (Genus Tibellus)

Observer

abhiapc

Date

April 25, 2021 01:06 PM IST

Place

Kalalavadi (Google, OSM)

Description

Tibellus sp
Running crab spider
April 2021
Indraprastha
Mysuru.

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abhiapc

Date

May 4, 2021 11:02 AM IST

Place

Kalalavadi (Google, OSM)

Description

Pseudoscorpion & its babies !
These tiny creatures are really amazing to watch. Other day I posted how these false scorpions carry their eggs, like a bunch of grapes on its back.
Here i got continuation of that , Where Mother pseudoscorpion is carrying its juvenile on dorsum of abdomen & few more are there on its ventral side.
I was not able to capture better than this as pseudoscorpions are restless creatures & they never sit when exposed to sunlight. They always move in search of the dark. These Arachnids have the unique strength of moving both forward & backward.
This makes us very difficult to capture . I am sharing three record photos,to showcase its maternal care.
ಹುಸಿಚೇಳಿನ ಬಗೆಗೆ ನಾನು ಈ ಹಿಂದೆ ನಿಮಗೆ ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ನಮ್ಮ ಜೇನು ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆಯೊಳಗೆ , ಜೇನ್ನೊಣದ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಇವು ಜೀವನ ನಡೆಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇವು ಮರದ ತೊಗಟೆಯ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುತ್ತವೆಯಾದ್ದರಿಂದ ಇವು ಹೊರಜಗತ್ತಿಗೆ ಕಾಣುವುದೇ ಇಲ್ಲ.
ಈ ಅಷ್ಟಪದಿಯ ಅಧ್ಯಯನಕ್ಕೆ ಒಂದು ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಜೇನು ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆಯೇ ಸೂಕ್ತ .
ತಿಂಗಳಿಗೊಮ್ಮೆ ನಾನು ನಮ್ಮ ತೋಟದಲ್ಲಿನ ಜೇನುಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆಯ ಕೆಲಸಕ್ಕೆ ಕೈ ಹಾಕಿದಾಗ ನನಗೆ ಈ ಹುಸಿಚೇಳುಗಳ ದರ್ಶನವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.ಹಾಗಾಗಿ ಕ್ಯಾಮೆರಾ ಸದಾ ಜೊತೆಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ. ಇವು ಸದಾ ಕತ್ತಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಬದುಕುವ ಜೀವಿಗಳು. ಹಾಗಾಗಿ ನಾವು ಜೇನು ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಯನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದೊಡನೆ, ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಸೆರೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಿ ಅಡಗಿಬಿಡುತ್ತವೆ.
ಮೊನ್ನೆಯೂ ಹಾಗೆ ಆಯ್ತು.
ಜೇನು ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆಯ ಒಳಗೆ ಹುಸಿಚೇಳೊಂದು ಈಗ ತಾನೇ ಮೊಟ್ಟೆಯಿಂದ ಹೊರ ಬಂದ ಮರಿಯನ್ನು ಬೆನ್ನ ಮೇಲೆ ಕುರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿತ್ತು. ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಯ ಕೆಳಗೆ, ದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿ ಗೊಂಚಲಿನಂತೆ ಮೊಟ್ಟೆಗಳಿದ್ದವು ಮತ್ತು ಆ ಮೊಟ್ಟೆಗಳಿಂದ ಮರಿಗಳು ಹೊರಬರಲು ಆರಂಭಿಸಿದ್ದವು.
ಈ ಅಪರೂಪದ ಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ದಾಖಲಿಸಲು ಅನೇಕ ಸವಾಲುಗಳು.
ಹುಸಿಚೇಳು ಕತ್ತಲೆಯನ್ನು ಹುಡಿಕಿಕೊಂಡು, ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ಚಲಿಸುತ್ತಿತ್ತು. ಇವುಗಳು ಹಿಂದೆ, ಮುಂದೆ ಅಡ್ಡಡ್ಡ ಚಲಿಸುವ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಥ್ಯ ಹೊಂದಿದೆ. ಹಾಗಾಗಿ ಇದನ್ನು ಫೋಕಸ್ಪೆ ಮಾಡುವುದು ಬಲು ಕಷ್ಟ. ಜೇನು ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಯೊಳಗಣ ಜೇನ್ನೊಣಗಳು ನನ್ನ ಸುತ್ತ ಹಾರುತ್ತಿದ್ದವು. ಯಾವಾಗ ಚುಚ್ಚುವುದೋ ಎಂಬ ಭಯ ಒಂದು ಕಡೆಯಾದರೆ, ಕಾಲಿಗೆ ಕುತ್ತುವ ಸೊಳ್ಳೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಕಚ್ಚುವ ಕೆಂಜುಗಗಳು ಇನ್ನೊಂದುಕಡೆ .
ಇವೆಲ್ಲದರ ಮಧ್ಯೆ ನನಗೆ ಮೂರೇ ಮೂರೂ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು ಸಿಕ್ಕವು. ಅಷ್ಟು ಹೊತ್ತಿಗೆ ಈ ಹುಸಿ ಚೇಳು ತನ್ನ ಮಕ್ಕಳೊಡನೆ ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆಯ ಸೆರೆಯೊಳಗೆ ಅವಿತುಬಿಟ್ಟಿತ್ತು.
ಚಿತ್ರೀಕರಿಸಿದ ಆ ಮೂರೂ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು ಇದೋ ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ ನಿಮಗಾಗಿ.
May 2021
Indraprastha
Mysuru.

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What

Gossamer-winged Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)

Observer

abhiapc

Date

February 28, 2021 05:08 PM IST

Description

lycaenid pupa on Argiope egg sac
I was very surprised to see this lycaenid pupa inside eggsac of signature spider.
lycaenid pupa.
Without any intention i just opened egg sac of argiope, which was there in our Banyan bonsai plant. Spiderlings had come out of egg sac two weeks back. I wanted to check silk layering inside.
while opening this i accidentally found this butterfly pupa.
Is this common behavior, or even this is exceptional / accidental.

February 28, 2021
Indraprastha,
Mysuru.