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Tarantula

Thrigmopoeus sp.

Description:

A Female Tarantula guarding her burrow. Please have a look at the whole series.

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6 Comments

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 9 years ago

No, I did not Satyen. But it makes sense. Why else would you waste so much silk !

Wild Things
Wild Things 9 years ago

Thanks rangers, Maria, Mark and Leuba :)
Leuba, did you know that these spiders sense all vibration on the silk lining and then come out and attack the prey? spiders

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 9 years ago

Nice blue legs ! I like the flimsy lining of silk around and outside the web. Great series Satyen. Did not know we had these huge ones in India. Thanks for sharing.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Great shots Satyen.

Maria dB
Maria dB 9 years ago

Especially like the shot of her deep in the burrow (No. 5)!

Fyn Kynd
Fyn Kynd 9 years ago

Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!

Wild Things
Spotted by
Wild Things

Karnataka, India

Spotted on Sep 23, 2013
Submitted on Feb 24, 2014

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