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New species of Spiders

Published: 23rd Mar, 2024

Context

A study of researchers has discovered four new species of spiders from the Western Ghats region of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

The new species

  • Total: Indopadilla kanniyakumari, Tetragnatha jaculator, Tetragnatha lauta and Tetragnatha serra
  • Jumping spiders: Indopadilla kanniyakumari mimicks spider belongs to the group of jumping spiders.
  • Long-jawed spiders: Three species of long-jawed spiders were identified as their first report from the country. These three species of web-building spiders, Tetragnatha jaculator, Tetragnatha lauta and Tetragnatha serra, possess very long jaws which are used for handling the prey, so the name Tetragnatha (long-jaw).

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