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I was going out to buy some idli today, I didn't expect to see this
This species is usually in white in colour, but there seems to be another species which is undescribed from this genus which is red and black, which is the one I saw today.
This species seems to be way more rare then the white variant that is usually found, i honestly didnt expect to see this, i only see observations of this species in campuses like GKVK or iisc, not my home.

Male specimen.
Date: June 8 2024
Location: Kaggalipura, Bangalore, Karnataka.

Image 1-3: live male
Image 4-10: habitus male
Image 11-19: Palp (11 dorsal view, 12 ventral view, 13 retrolateral view, 14-18 prolateral view)

Description: Prosoma high, pale brown adorned with orangish brown, black and pale white blotches. Ocular field quadrangle square shaped with yellowish orange bristles. Clypeus orangish brown bristles.
Palp; brown. Apical bulbus narrow and longitudinal, narrow cleft at
the anterior bulbus (Img. 12,14). Embolus long
and thin originating from basal tegulum and then partially encircling bulbus with curved terminal tip (Img. 16-18). [Kanesharatnam, N. & Benjamin, S. P. (2020a)]

Distinguishable characters from T. fabus; Broader bulb, curved long emblous, end of posterior lobe with two unequal sized mounds. [Kanesharatnam, N. & Benjamin, S. P. (2020a)]

Reference:

1. Kanesharatnam, N. & Benjamin, S. P. (2020a). On three new species of jumping spiders of the genera Habrocestum Simon, 1876, Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 and Tamigalesus Żabka, 1988 (Araneae, Salticidae) from Sri Lanka. Evolutionary Systematics 4: 5-19.
   Link: https://wsc.nmbe.ch/pdfdownload/6eba96298211ec0420b095abe9571f99CkKXrI3P6ieaEj1

2. Żabka, M. (1988). Salticidae (Araneae) of Oriental, Australian and Pacific regions, III. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 41(14): 421-479.
   Link: https://wsc.nmbe.ch/pdfdownload/59c168c1bd49fd707ac0a0de1769c789gyNBte3L8ef8XXc

3. World Spider Catalog
   https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/33026/Tamigalesus_munnaricus

Looked exactly like an ant, awesome mimicry, it was in retreat under beetel plant leaf, which was also used by Ulobridae (hacked orbweaver) and even had ulobridae's egg, sadly was lost near the stairs.

Stenaelurillus judithbleisterae

This is the 3rd report of this species in the entire world. And 2nd observation on Inat. It is described this year. This was found in my relatives garden :)
Two males were fighting.
2nd male:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/220900334

Identification has been confirmed by describer:
https://imgur.com/a/RX5antY

In the quiet stillness of the forest, a meticulously camouflaged moth, blending seamlessly with the tree bark, falls victim to the stealth and power of a formidable jumping spider. Despite the desperate attempts to escape the moth succumbs to the spider's unyielding grasp and fast acting venom.

Initially unsure of the identification (but see below). The tunnel is about 3 cm across. Noticeably flat appendages. I thought it could be Thrigmopoeus psychedelicus, described in 2014 by Sanap & Mirza. "A new iridescent tarantula of the genus Thrigmopoeus Pocock, 1899 from Western Ghats, India" Comptes Rendus Biologies 337 (2014) 480–486.
This name, Thrigmopoeus psychedelicus, does not appear to be in the species list within iNat (for now), and that is because the species is not valid, but rather a junior synonym of Haploclastus devamatha.

Cyrtarachne ixoides
Surprised to spot this Rarity at our indraprastha farm on Tree top at height of at least 50feet !
Never expected a snail mimic ( this has a man faced abdomen ! )at that height, spotted accidentally while cutting a dead tree.
ಥೇಟ್ ಹನುಮನ ಮುಖವನ್ನು ತನ್ನ ಬೆನ್ನ ಮೇಲೆ ಹಚ್ಚೆ ಹಾಕಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಜೇಡ, ಶಂಖದ ಹುಳವನ್ನು ಅಣಕಿಸಿ ತನ್ನನ್ನು ತಾನು ಹಕ್ಕಿಗಳಿಂದ ರಕ್ಷಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ. ನನ್ನ ಕಲ್ಪನೆಗೆ ಇದರ ಬೆನ್ನಮೇಲೆ ಹನುಮನ ಮುಖ , ನಿಮಗೆ ಬೇರೇನೋ ಕಾಣಬಹುದು . ಅದೇನೇ ಇರಲಿ, ಈ ಜೇಡ ಕಳೆದ ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ ತಿಂಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನನಗೆ ಸಮ್ಮಿಲನ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ ಅವರ ಚಿಟ್ಟೆ ಉದ್ಯಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂರೂ ಅಡಿ ಎತ್ತರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಣಿಸಿತು. ಭಾರತಕ್ಕೆ ಆಗ ಅದು ಮೂರನೇ ದಾಖಲೆಯಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಆರು ತಿಂಗಳ ಅಂತರದಲ್ಲಿ ಇದೀಗ ನಮ್ಮ ತೋಟದಲ್ಲಿ!
ಅಂದು ಮೂರೂ ಅಡಿ ಎತ್ತರದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿದ್ದ ಜೇಡ ಈ ಬಾರಿ ಬರೋಬ್ಬರಿ ಐವತ್ತು ಅಡಿ ಎತ್ತರದ ಮರದ ಮೇಲಿತ್ತು . ಮೂರುವರ್ಷಗಳ ಹಿಂದೆಯೇ ಸತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಮರವನ್ನು ನಿನ್ನೆ ಕಡಿಯಬೇಕಾಗಿ ಬಂದಿತ್ತು . ಧರಿಗೆ ಬಿದ್ದ ಮರದ ತುದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಜೇಡ ನನ್ನ ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಅಚಾನಕ್ ಆಗಿ ಕಾಣಿಸಿತು. ಅರೆ.. ಅರೆ... ಈ ಜೇಡ ಇಷ್ಟು ಎತ್ತರದಲ್ಲಿ. ಪರಮಾಶ್ಚರ್ಯವಾಯಿತು. ಒಣ ಕಡ್ಡಿಯನ್ನು ತುಂಡು ಮಾಡಿ, ಜೇಡವನ್ನು ಮನೆಯ ಮುಂದಿನ ಗಿಡದ ಮೇಲೆ ಬಿಟ್ಟದ್ದೂ ಆಯಿತು. ಅದರ ನಾನಾ ಭಂಗಿಗಳನ್ನು ಚಿತ್ರಿಸುವ ಸೌಭಾಗ್ಯವೂ ನನಗೆ ದೊರೆಯಿತು !
may 2024
Indraprastha.