Here is a close-up photo of a Tent Spider, Cyrtophoa sps. identified on this site by experts. This spider is mere millimetres in size and had eluded me till...
A better photograph of a Tent Spider! Another photo of a tiny spider we accidentally found on the rocky ground in Sanjay Gandhi National Park. This needs to be...
The second spider is Neoscona bengalensis. Its a very common spider throughout India, strictly nocturnal. Warm regards, S.M. Maqsood Javed and Archana Waran,...
Hi, Picture taken in while trekking at Salher, Maharashtra, on the way to the hill fort. Date : 2/10/2008 Time : 1455HRS While looking at it closely to figure...
No. This is a mantid oothecae - kind of like the preying mantis equivalent of an eggsac ;-) Regards Søren ... No. This is a mantid oothecae - kind of like the...
Hi Jai, This is the eggsac of a Mantis. Moderator of http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/cocoonswapping/ Friedrich from the Netherlands ... From: J To:...
Thanks Søren, Friedrich & Kiran :) Regards, ~ Jai ... Thanks Søren, Friedrich & Kiran :) Regards, ~ Jai On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 10:10 AM, Kiran Srivastava <...
It is the coccoon of a Praying mantis. It is worthwhile to keep observing it everyday and see which species comes out of it. Warm regards, Farida Farida Tampal...
Farida Tampal
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Mar 10, 2008 9:44 am
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Hi, Hauz Khas District Park, New Delhi I found these two-the Brown Lynx which was a first sighting for me, and this unidied insect on the bud of an African...
It's the larvae of the ladybird (Coccinellidae) - voracious predator of primarily aphids. They taste foul and are toxic, so are maybe not included in the lynx...
Thanks Soren, that explains a lot about the behaviour and survival of the ladybird larvae. It was like a mini juggernaut all over the place. And I sighted many...
... Subject: [India-nature- pixs] Spider web - abstract Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:22:17 +0530 From: Mayank Bhatnagar <mayank.photo@...> To: INP...
Vijay Barve
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Mar 30, 2008 8:37 am
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very beautiful photo. i loved the dew drops on the web lines. and also intriguing and mystifying. at least one dragonfly, one damselfly, one blue lacewing and...
Sorry its not an orb-weaver web but its web of some Linyphiidae or Theridiidae. Manju...
Manju Siliwal
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Mar 31, 2008 4:47 am
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Thanks Manju, I think there is a spider-very tiny one-is that what has been identified correctly. 2nd about the web, it did strike me that this is a different...
Hi! Yes, there are spiders of the family Theridiidae (mostly genus *Argyrodes*) , which are found associated with other orb-weavers. These spiders are referred...
Hi Vijay, I am P.P.Saha from Kolkata, working at S.E.Rly (Hd.Qr.). I am a semi-pro nature photographer and EC member of Photographic Association Of Bengal. I...
Hi Partha, I guess it's Nephila kuhlii. Cheers, Friedrich from Holland ... From: Partha Saha To: SpiderIndia@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 4:42...
Hi Friedrich & All, Thanks for your help, I am seding another two pix of spiders for ID. PP Saha from India. __________________________________________________...
Hi Partha, The first is Nephila kuhlii and the second one is Argiope spp. Maybe someone on the list can provide the speciesname to the Argiope. Friedrich from...
