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Kaling Dai
08-09-2012, 06:58 PM
shot with 5DIII + 100 mm macro. f/8, 1/200, -0.3, iso 200, 50% cropped. kindly ID of this never seen before spider.
Abhishek Jamalabad
09-09-2012, 09:13 AM
Gasteracantha hasselti, one of the spiny orb-weaver spiders. This family is found in mainly in rainforests of north-east India and the western ghats. Nice find. Any other compositions?
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Mrudul Godbole
10-09-2012, 10:53 AM
A very unique shape of this spider. The semi circular (tentacles?) look very different. Since it is 50% crop, just a bit more space on the right would be good. Good details. Nicely captured. Thanks for sharing.
Murugan Anantharaman
10-09-2012, 11:25 AM
Wow, that some species. Looks like Salvador Dali's moustaches :D. Thanks for sharing Kaling.
Abhishek Jamalabad
11-09-2012, 09:14 PM
Mrudul: The structures you refer to are spines on the abdomen. In most other species of this family, the spines are much smaller.
Roopak Gangadharan
13-09-2012, 09:55 AM
Nice image. the one I have seen often in the western ghats is yellow in colour with black spots. as mentioned by abhishek this is the posterior view ..:)
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Roopak
Sabyasachi Patra
13-09-2012, 10:35 PM
This is so interesting. I think when people can see these colourful and interesting creatures, they will realise that our biodiversity doesn't start and end with the tiger.
Murugan,
Did Salvatore Dali visit India? Seems a lot of people had inspiration from this spider. :)
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