Wasp-mimic Jumping Spider Heavy-bodied Jumper Rhene flavicomans Spiders of Godrej Mangroves Hyllus semicupreus This spider belongs to the family Salticidae. It has very strong pair of This spider belongs to the front legs. Its body is quite stronger family Salticidae. It is copper than other jumping spiders. It has metallic in colour having swollen beautiful design on its back. This Phlegra sp spherical head and construct oval, thick silken retreat on spider mimics a wasp to avoid This is the member of family /under surface of leaves.Sexual becoming a meal of other predators Salticidae. commonly found on the dimorphism is present.Males thus it is also known as a forest oor. The body shows the are darker than female. wasp-mimic jumping spider. presence of white strips on the blackish background. Usually active during day time. Black and White Jumper Carrhotus Sp These are medium sized jumping spiders of the family Salticidae with conspicuous sexual dimorphism as male spiders are blackish in appearance with dorsal white strips. Females are paler or fawn in colouration Usually found on bushes, tall grasses. Active on sunny days. Banded Phintella They usually feed on small insects like thrips. Phintella sp Small slender spiders belonging to Two-striped Jumper the family Salticidae usually with Thyene imperialis iridescent colour pattern with rst pair Telamonia dimidiata of leg longer comparatively. A small spider from the family Salticidae which is These are common and comparatively larger Occasionally seen on bushes and about 5-6mm.The rst pair of legs is comparatively jumper of the family Salticidae. Conspicuous medium sized plants. Appear as a thick. In case of male, cephalothorax is black while sexual dimorphism is present. Commonly found glittering dew drop under high abdomen is orange in appearance with anterior on leaves of bushes and trees. Active spiders, sunshine. dorsal white marking. Females are pale yellow to males often stand a little raised on legs in a whitish in colour. Found in almost all kind of ferocious posture when threatened. ecosystems. Orb-weaving Spiders Spiders Diversity at Godrej Mangrove Spiders are commonly found, well known and usually fearful members of Phylum Arthropoda. The origin of spiders could be traced back nearly 400 million years to the Devonian period. They are abundant and Signature Spider widespread in almost all ecosystems and serve as one of the most important component in overall Orb Weaver Argiope sp biodiversity. Neoscona sp Spiders belong to the order Araneae of class Arachnida and according to World Spider Catalog 2019, till It is a species of orb weaving spiders family This spider is the member of the i.e. Araneidae. This spider constructs webs in now about 48,308 species belonging to 120 different families has been documented worldwide. Most of the times spiders are misunderstood with insects but there are several differences. A typical spider family Araneidae. It constructs bushy vegetarian having X- shaped body is divided into two parts whereas insects have their body divided into three parts, also they show orb web in grasslands stabilimentum (decorative structure). Spider the presence of four pairs of appendages (legs) instead of three, absence of antennae which are present associated with marshy habitat seats at the centre of the web. Rests under in insects. and rests on a platform at the the green leaves during the daytime. Females hub of the web. Abdomen is oval There are few interesting things about spiders. are larger (8-10 mm) than males (4-6 mm). or sub-triangular in shape. • Spider usually shows the presence of four pairs of eyes although some may have two to three pairs and some may even lack eyes. Eye arrangement is one of the most peculiar features of spiders and Characteristic abdominal pattern used as a taxonomic key in identication. can observed. Cyclosa Spider • ‘Silk’ is one of the fascinating characteristic of spiders. They have specialized organs called spinnerets Cyclosa sp through which spider secrets a silk thread which is proteinaceous in nature. This silk used for multiple This spider belongs to the family purposes by spider like for protection of young ones, food capture, make shelters and also for dispersal Araneidae decorates its web with a trash purpose. The material of spider silk is an elastic and tensile strength is same as to that of engineering or insect remains which bounds in silk. steel and in weight comparatively much stronger. The spider sits in the hub and appears • Many spider exhibit mimicry in which they mimic other insects, snails or even some bird droppings to to be a part of the debris, thereby avoid detection by prey. Also for defense purpose, spiders have venom-gland which is useful for camou aging itself. paralyzing the prey after capturing it. There are many other creatures which predate on spiders which include some insects like wasp, birds, lizards, other spiders and even small mammals. • In spiders, the courtship pattern of differs among different families.Males are usually smaller in size as compared to female. The number eggs laid ranges from a few to a few thousand which are wrapped in False Thelacantha Tent Web Spider the egg sac made up of silk secreted by the spinnerets of the female spider. Various kinds of parental Thelacantha cf brevispina Cyrtophora sp care is also observed in different species. • Spiders are known as environmental health indicators as they feed principally on noxious insects thus; 4-6 mm small spider belonging to the It is a type of orb weavers; family maintaining the insect population under control especially in agricultural elds, they serve as pest family Araneidae. Cephalothorax Araneidae. It constructs tent-like web in control. reddish-brown, slightly longer thane wide gardens and the spider position itself in A Godrej mangrove forms a great bionetwork which is extremely rich in biodiversity and has a good clothed with grey hair. Also abdomen the middle of the bulged orb web in an diversity of this arachno-fauna. covered with yellowish-white patches. inverted position. Egg case is often seen Compiled by Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. for internal restricted circulation only. Construct perfect orb webs. hanging from the middle of the tent. Text compilation with assistance from Miss. Sheetal Laxman Zend Image Courtesy – Godrej Mangroves Photo Stock For queries, contact us on [email protected] or 022 67961097. Spiders Diversity at Godrej Mangrove Spiders are commonly found, well known and usually fearful members of Phylum Arthropoda. The origin of spiders could be traced back nearly 400 million years to the Devonian period. They are abundant and widespread in almost all ecosystems and serve as one of the most important component in overall biodiversity. Spiders belong to the order Araneae of class Arachnida and according to World Spider Catalog 2019, till now about 48,308 species belonging to 120 different families has been documented worldwide. Most of the times spiders are misunderstood with insects but there are several differences. A typical spider body is divided into two parts whereas insects have their body divided into three parts, also they show the presence of four pairs of appendages (legs) instead of three, absence of antennae which are present in insects. There are few interesting things about spiders. • Spider usually shows the presence of four pairs of eyes although some may have two to three pairs and some may even lack eyes. Eye arrangement is one of the most peculiar features of spiders and used as a taxonomic key in identication. • ‘Silk’ is one of the fascinating characteristic of spiders. They have specialized organs called spinnerets through which spider secrets a silk thread which is proteinaceous in nature. This silk used for multiple purposes by spider like for protection of young ones, food capture, make shelters and also for dispersal purpose. The material of spider silk is an elastic and tensile strength is same as to that of engineering steel and in weight comparatively much stronger. • Many spider exhibit mimicry in which they mimic other insects, snails or even some bird droppings to avoid detection by prey. Also for defense purpose, spiders have venom-gland which is useful for paralyzing the prey after capturing it. There are many other creatures which predate on spiders which include some insects like wasp, birds, lizards, other spiders and even small mammals. • In spiders, the courtship pattern of differs among different families.Males are usually smaller in size as compared to female. The number eggs laid ranges from a few to a few thousand which are wrapped in the egg sac made up of silk secreted by the spinnerets of the female spider. Various kinds of parental care is also observed in different species. • Spiders are known as environmental health indicators as they feed principally on noxious insects thus; maintaining the insect population under control especially in agricultural elds, they serve as pest control. A Godrej mangrove forms a great bionetwork which is extremely rich in biodiversity and has a good diversity of this arachno-fauna. Long-jawed Orb Weaver White Crab Spider Thomisus sp Leucauge sp Giant Crab Spider Due to the resemblance to crabs, Olios sp It is a type of an orb-weaver having these particular spiders are known long chelicerae thus belonging to the as cab spiders which are the This is one of the largest genus of family T etragnathidae.The abdomen members of the family Thomisidae. huntsman spiders of the family nearly twice as long as wide, having Cephalothorax longer than wide, Sparassidae. Yellowish brown silvery pigmentation. Spins large brownish. Mid-dorsal side shows abdomen. Second pair of leg is vertical to almost horizontal webs in V-shaped white conspicuous longer than rst.