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Jumping Spider

Plexippus sp.

Photo by ChimeTsetan
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Field Notes

Notes:

Jumping spider. This one is feeding on something. They are quite common on the walls inside house. strangely many of them shows affinity towards my bike.

Species ID Suggestions

Common Housefly catcher

Plexippus Petersi

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Sumukha Javagal
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Comments (7)
ChimeTsetan
Oh i am sorry ChunXing, i read it wrong. :) yes, the prey is reduced to a pulp and very very tough to be identified.
ChunXingWong
Oh, the insect I meant is it's prey. It's prey is quite hard to be identified.
ChimeTsetan
:) AnnvanWijgerden, I guess they want a ride... since the roads are very bumpy here , the spiders will feel themselves jumping without having to jump on their own.
AnnvanWijgerden
Maybe they like your bike because they see it as having lots of "higher platforms" - which you mentioned in an earlier jumping spider spotting... Or maybe they just want to go for a ride! :-}
ChimeTsetan
Thanks for the ID ChunXingWong... :) Spiders are not insects, they are Arachnids.
ChunXingWong
Plexippus petersi. It's prey sure is a strange insect.

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Spiders of India
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PublishedNovember 30, 2011

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