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Tree-trunk/Two-tailed Spider
Family Hersiliidae
12.8527, 77.6662
Field Notes
Description:
Length: ~1.25cm <br>
Season : Winter season <br>
Time : 03:20am 08Feb2022 <br>
Frequency : Rare <br>
Life stage : Adult <br>
Observations: <br>
a. It is in the same place for almost 3 weeks.<br>
b. A dead spider (looks smaller in size so must be male) of same species is spotted on the next day (around same time) of taking 1st pic. It is a good example for Spider Cannibalism (female killing male during/post-mating) or Male Sacrifice.
Habitat:
Spotted inside the car parking very close to open abandoned area with lot of plants.
Notes:
It looks like a species of Two-tailed spiders (genus Hersilia). <br>
Another spotting of same/similar species : https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1316719137.
Reference Links:
Tree trunk spider - Wikipedia
Species ID Suggestions
Two-tailed spider, Two Tailed Flat Spider, Tree Trunk Spider
Hersilia savignyi Lucas, 1836
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