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Siler semiglaucus Male

Siler semiglaucus

Photo by sunnyjosef
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Very colorful metallic spider. Size is 5mm. Mainly preys on ants. Male has a habit of waving the front legs in the air.

Habitat:

Shot on a banana plant.

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Comments (11)
vivianpoma
It's a nice spider. a lovely photo! beautiful colors, wonderful!
sunnyjosef
Thank you Jason Alexander, Tiz and YogeshSave
Tiz
You are a master of jumping spiders!

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Spiders of India
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2013 Best Wildlife Photo
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedAugust 22, 2013

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