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Two-striped Spider (male)

Telamonia dimidiata

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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Field Notes

Description:

Attractively coloured. The male is very dark, with white markings. Not a complete set of eight legs...quite a warrior this spider. Interestingly, another individual I saw enroute Hampi in Karnataka also lacked the complete complement of legs.

Habitat:

Garden.

Notes:

This is the poor spider species associated with the Internet hoax message about toilet-lurking spiders.

Reference Links:

Telamonia dimidiata - Wikipedia

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Comments (4)
Tukup
No. I'm getting very few comment notifications. You always answer so I was going to look and see if I could remember which of your spottings I asked on. Thanks much. I'll do that now.
SukanyaDatta
Thanks, Tukup...have you checked the camera details...I had answered.
Tukup
Ooh. Great shot Sukanya. Great detail. Thanks for sharing.

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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International Spider Survey
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Spiders of India
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Biodiversity of West Bengal, India
Photographed
PublishedMarch 25, 2019

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