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Leaf Curling Spider

Cheiracanthium sp.

Description:

Male seen near its nest.

Habitat:

Seen at a small forest near a river.

Notes:

Better quality pic at : https://www.flickr.com/photos/satyenmeht...

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4 Comments

Wild Things
Wild Things 9 years ago

Welcome!

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 9 years ago

thanks for the info !

Wild Things
Wild Things 9 years ago

Thanks for the comment Venus. As per what little information I have, it curls leaves to make a home for itself that is why the name leaf curling spider :)

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 9 years ago

nice spotting satyen! so if i may ask, does the spider actually curl leaves or not? if so, why does he do it?

Wild Things
Spotted by
Wild Things

Dahanu, Maharashtra, India

Spotted on Apr 20, 2014
Submitted on May 12, 2014

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