Fishing Spider

Description:

These are commonly called fishing spiders because of their habit of catching small fish. The spider is very beautiful in appearance and can be easily distinguished by the presence of black, glossy, broad median band bordered by white lateral band on cephalothorax and abdomen. The legs are long and yellowish brown. It is found near water usually near small rivulets in forest. The spider has the habit of resting on the upper surface of broad leaves with legs arranged in pairs of two. Spider put its forelegs immersed in water, when any fish arrives near it, its vibration are detected by the spider, which then dashes into the water to catch the fish.