Pear-shaped Leucauge

Description:

Tetragnathidae; Leucauginae; Leucauge fastigata (Simon, 1877)."Leucauge fastigata, the pear-shaped leucauge, is a species of spiders in the family Tetragnathidae (long-jawed orb weavers). It is found in India to Philippines and Sulawesi......This species is separated from other Leucauge spiders by its pear-shaped abdomen and its unique fourth leg. In addition to the two rows of curved hairs (characteristic of Leucauge), this leg also has a thick brush of spines which are not present in most other species of Leucauge." Wikipedia. My pictures above show that the Tibia of Leg 4 does have the "brush of spines" mentioned in Wiki.

Habitat:

I spotted this spider on its web inside the roadside boundary fence of a rice field. The web seemed quite expansive for a relatively small spider. The orb was approximately 3 ft. wide (perhaps a little more) and was attached by long strands on the high side to the branches of a mango tree and on the lower side to the top of the cyclone wire fence. It was not horizontal as Wiki appears to suggest, but at a steep angle of around 45 to 50 degrees.

Notes:

Pictures and information - http://www.natureloveyou.sg/Minibeast-Sp... https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/1127...