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Dewdrop Spider
Argyrodes
12.2093, 75.8483
Field Notes
Description:
Also called Mercury Spider.
They are best known as kleptoparasites: they steal other spiders' prey. They invade and reside in their host's web even though they can spin their own webs
Habitat:
The Western Ghats.
Altitude: 950mt approx
Notes:
This is a composite of multiple pictures.
Species ID Suggestions
Mirror comb-footed spider
Thwaitesia sp.
1
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 19, 2012
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