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Argiope anasuja
This spider weaves four zig zag stripes in its web, and holds its legs together in pairs. These zig zag strips are known as the stabilmentum, they form these strips to warn bigger animals of its location, so they wont destroy it by walking through it.
On the fringes of Borivali National Park
Spotted on Feb 17, 2012
Submitted on Sep 17, 2012
8 Comments
Awesome Spotting!
Thanks everyone!a beautiful spider indeed :)
agree.... a signature species.. congrats !
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It is really a "signature" one.
Love the colouring
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beautiful spider!