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Oxyopes kohaensis sp. nov.
Orange yellowish spider with long spiky legs is out for sunny afternoon hunt. Looking closely at the first pic, there is a tiny insect stuck to its leg. Probably the spikes also double up as traps or used to help hold their prey.The tree has a swarm of tiny flying insects and spider webs on it.
The legs and ventral side of abdomen are light yellowish green. While the posterior of the abdomen has an orange band in the middle and white bands on either sides of it. The white bands have a few black markings like strokes all along.
Found today on the Indian mast tree.
Thankful that I found the PN link while searching for an orange lynx spider in India and so the ID! http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/133.... Found more info on -http://www.spidersofcentralindia.com/sites/default/files/ija_2012_v1_n1_p4_150_155.pdf
Spotted on Sep 7, 2013
Submitted on Sep 7, 2013
7 Comments
spotted by me.. :)
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/384...
no problem...
Fabulous captures, Uday! I think I found the ID for my spider nest as well :). Thanks!
i've found the same spider today also.. will upload pics soon.. :) http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/140...
this one was spotted by me last year..
Thanks Jemma! Yes it is the 'False Ashoka tree' and I do come across people who still call it Ashoka tree :). I have them at my art centre.
Found the name of the tree. it is "False Ashoka" We had a lot of these trees in our college in Bombay.
nice macro!
What is the local name for the Mast tree? Trying to recollect the tree.