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Dewdrop Spider

Argyrodes

Description:

Also called Mercury Spider. They are best known as kleptoparasites: they steal other spiders' prey. They invade and reside in their host's web even though they can spin their own webs

Habitat:

The Western Ghats. Altitude: 950mt approx

Notes:

This is a composite of multiple pictures.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Mirror comb-footed spider
Thwaitesia sp.


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5 Comments

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 12 years ago

Fantastic shot

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

lovely!

vipin.baliga
vipin.baliga 12 years ago

Thanks a lot Sachin Zaveri.. :-)
Thank you KarenL... :-)

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Very nice capture, Vipin,

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Beautiful!

vipin.baliga
Spotted by
vipin.baliga

Bilugunda, Karnataka, India

Spotted on Jan 28, 2012
Submitted on Feb 19, 2012

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