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Genus MiloniaObserver
abhiapcPlace
Kaje vrukshalaya, post, R2CM+HHQ, taluk, Manchi, Bantwal, Karnataka 574323, India (Google, OSM)
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Bicolor Ant Mimick Jumping Spider (Myrmarachne melanocephala)Observer
ashokdmDescription
This male was around female for long time. infact never left her and even scared another male coming near the same leaf.
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Portia albimanaObserver
vineeta4Description
Looks most similar to this species
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Araneoid Spiders (Superfamily Araneoidea)Observer
abhiapcDescription
id confirmation needed
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Genus GnathopalystesObserver
abhiapcDescription
Huntsman too collects ants !
Gnathopalystes so ,an huntsman spider feed on crickets, tettigonidae ,cockroaches and other spiders.
Previously I had documented this spider feeding on small flies too..
Though I have seen previously gnatho feeding on ants,but never saw this spider hunting and collecting many ants together and wrapping.
Here spider has two ants and was not feeding, rather waiting for another to increase its quantity of food !
May 2023
Indraprastha.
gnathopalystes #radiantdiffuser #olympus
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Genus CurubisObserver
csbandiPlace
# 83, Bannerghatta Road, Shivanahalli Village, Ragi Halli Post, Jigani Hobli Anekal, Taluk, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560083, India (Google, OSM)Description
Menemerus??
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Genus PhycosomaObserver
abhiapcDescription
Phycosoma sp feeding on Chrysso
Phycosoma- I call this spider as psyco soma as its really psychic in feeding ants. I was always thinking, will this spider not get bored of its diet . Nocturnal hunter which has a habit of coiling ants after feeding on it . I have seen this Phycosoma with more than 10 ants coiled to eachother & exhibiting its capacity . Very rarely, I have observed this spider feeding on woodlice. Yesterday there were many Phycosoma in our farm feeding on alate ants which were emerging after the first rain . But here is one exceptional Phycosoma feeding on another spider( chrysoo sp ) of the same family Theridiidae .
Sometimes Phycosoma may also change diet to have some change in its routine :)
May 2023
Indraprastha
Mysuru.
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Flower Spiders (Genus Diaea)Observer
csbandiDescription
The ants kept troubling the spider, but it gave a damn and shoo them off, at one point few of them gripped it, but it got rid off them in no time
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Malabarian Pit Viper (Craspedocephalus malabaricus)Observer
girishgowdaDescription
Observed it shedding in the night and excreting during the process. went-back the next morning and photographed the stool & found a piece of shed.
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Tubetrapdoor and Wishbone Spiders (Family Nemesiidae)Observer
shashikanthbkambannavar
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Common Cellar Spiders (Genus Pholcus)Observer
hayath_mohammedPlace
Adarsh Opus Campbell Road, XHCV+HRW, next to Lifestyle, HSR Layout, KG Halli, D' Souza Layout, Ashok Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001, India (Google, OSM)Description
The egg sac was swarming with these parasitic wasps
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Lesser Brown Scorpion (Isometrus maculatus)Observer
abhiapcDescription
Cannibalism in scorpions
Isometrus maculatus
BARK SCORPION female probably feeding on male
June 2022
Indraprastha,
Mysuru.
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Cobweb Spiders (Family Theridiidae)Observer
naturalist43365Description
Tiny spider feeding on Arachnura (beside it's eggsac)
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Genus SpheropisthaObserver
naturalist43365Description
Feeding on unknown theridiidae
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White-Moustached Portia (Portia labiata)Observer
vasanthiDescription
Portia with its prey tetragnatha
