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Nigma sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

Found this spider on a mountain on an unknown plant. It had made a web on the upperside of the leaf(Photo #3) and was inside the web when i found it. We can see the eye-arrangement in Photo # 2 & #5. Two eyes on the front and two eyes each on the left and right side of its head and also a pair of eyes on top of its head.

Habitat:

Found on the upperside of a leaf making a web on the upperside of the leaf.
Western ghats region.

Notes:

Family- Dictynidae.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
Sumukha Javagal
Yes Chun. This one is a Nigma sp. No doubt in that..! Will y to find out the species for this one. Thanks for your suggestion..:)
ChunXingWong
Vlada Hula suggested Nigma sp., Dictynidae. I am agreeing with his ID. Wikipedia mentioned that the only Nigma species in India is Nigma shiprai.
Sumukha Javagal
Thanks Chun. Found this inside one of the dense forests in our place..! Will be very happy to find an ID for this one..:)
ChunXingWong
This is one of the coolest spider you have ever shared. It has a very distinctive look and yet I could not find a match to ID it. Well done, Sumukha.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
International Spider Survey
Mission
Spiders of India
Wildlife in the Western Ghats
Mission
Insects and Invertebrates of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala & Tamil Nadu

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PublishedMay 27, 2013

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