ID: Spitting spider
Usually seen inside a leaf that has been intricately rolled in to form a refuge for the predator, these beauties tend to stay calmly waiting for some unsuspecting prey to pass by its close proximity, only for it to spit out the web and catch them. These, usually spotted during the monsoon season, not sure if they are seen in the other seasons too, look pretty primitive as compared to the other arachnid, apart fr0m the , not so much related, harvestman. This particular one seemed a bit disturbed by my presence, it came out of the safe area, probably in an attempt to run off from the limelight, but it seemed as if it was intimidating me, by posing on the edge.
EXIF:
Canon 80D
Canon 100mm macro
F/10
Shutterspeed 1/100
ISO 320
Handheld, external flash fired
Location: Nagla trail
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