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Orchard spider

Leucauge decorata

Photo by Atul
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Field Notes

Notes:

was very lucky to spot this one was very well camouflaged in the green background..

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (14)
Atul
i was thinking of the same possibility Chun ! couldn't see the back then but i guess its the same spider , ill update the id ,thanks for reminding me of this spot Chun!
ChunXingWong
Do you still remember the patterns on it's back ? Does it looks like Sumukha Javagal's spotting?http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/11334875
Atul
Thanks July!!
Atul
Thanks Anjali!!
AnjaliAnantharam
Beautiful capture... My first thought was a Long jaw spider...
Atul
Thanks Cindy and Satyen
Atul
thank you victoria for the complement feels good to hear it from an expert...
Atul
thanks for the start ChunXingWong guess i need to dig in further for a perfect match
ChunXingWong
A Leucauge spider or commonly known as the orchard spider.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
International Spider Survey
Mission
Spiders of India
Photographed
PublishedNovember 22, 2011

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