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Common garden spider female

Parawixia dehaani

Photo by Raksha
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The spider mimics a dried flower petal when threatened.

Species ID Suggestions

Common Garden Spider

Parawixia dehaani

Reference Link
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Comments (2)
bayucca
Araneidae, Parawixia dehaani. https://www.instazu.com/media/2108071750766971156 https://www.instazu.com/tag/parawixia https://www.flickr.com/photos/allanlee/3437383767/

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Spiders of India
Photographed
PublishedAugust 13, 2019

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