Did you know there is a spider found in India that looks exactly like an ant, a mimicry that helps the spider save itself from predators? There is also a spider from the genus Lycosa that lives in the leaf litter near water bodies. To save her eggs from drowning,the mother spider carries them on […]
Two Species Of Jumping Spiders Discovered In Uttarakhand
Two new species of jumping spiders have been discovered from the Valley of Flowers National Park in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, raising the number in the catalogued diversity of this family of arthropods to 250. Specimens of both these new species measure between 2mm to 5mm and were collected from the alpine meadows of the […]
Is This the Rarely Photographed Leaf Curling Spider?
Quick Notes Wildlife enthusiast Rajiv Basu clicks photo of a spider rarely seen in Agumbe forests and believes it is the leaf curling spider The last time the spider was officially clicked was in 1928 by W R Sheriff A research paper published in June 2018 says the spider that Sheriff clicked could have been […]
Spider Discovered In Western Ghats Gets Name Inspired From Harry Potter Books
What do you call a spider that looks eerily similar to the sorting hat of the Harry Potter books? You officially name it Eriovixia gryffindori ! A new spider species discovered by Mumbai researchers in the Central Western Ghats of Karnataka has been named after the fictitious character Godric Gryffindor in the J K Rowling […]
A Spider that can stay Underwater for 14 minutes!
If there was a competition among spiders of holding their breath underwater, the Tylorida sataraensis spider from the Western Ghats of India would surely be a strong winning contender. This particular spider species will dive under water and stay under for as long as 14 minutes to evade its predator before coming up for air. […]
Critically Endangered Spider Seen after 113 years!
Last seen in 1899 a spider reveals itself in the forests of India, once again…
Phansad: The lesser known Wilderness
Forget popular reserves like Corbett and Ranthambore and take a weekend break to a lesser known destination called Phansad Wildlife sanctuary. It is the same dose of wilderness without the tourist crowd.
Research Centre to Study Spiders
The creepy crawly arachnids may not have a huge fan base, but they are still an integral part of the ecosystem. Now one researcher is keenly looking forward to the creation of four research centres in the country that will concentrate on studying just the arachnids like spiders and scorpions