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#13457118

16 Mar 2026

A Hamadruas spider is seen on a leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 16, 2026. Hamadruas is a genus of lynx spiders found in the Indo-Malayan region, known for being active, non-web-building ambush hunters. These spiders are characterized by long, spiny legs, excellent vision, and vibrant, often iridescent, coloration. They are fast runners and pounce on their prey, frequently hunting on foliage.

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#13457120

16 Mar 2026

A Hamadruas spider is seen on a leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 16, 2026. Hamadruas is a genus of lynx spiders found in the Indo-Malayan region, known for being active, non-web-building ambush hunters. These spiders are characterized by long, spiny legs, excellent vision, and vibrant, often iridescent, coloration. They are fast runners and pounce on their prey, frequently hunting on foliage.

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#13457126

16 Mar 2026

A Hamadruas spider is seen on a leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 16, 2026. Hamadruas is a genus of lynx spiders found in the Indo-Malayan region, known for being active, non-web-building ambush hunters. These spiders are characterized by long, spiny legs, excellent vision, and vibrant, often iridescent, coloration. They are fast runners and pounce on their prey, frequently hunting on foliage.

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#13457132

16 Mar 2026

A Hamadruas spider is seen on a leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 16, 2026. Hamadruas is a genus of lynx spiders found in the Indo-Malayan region, known for being active, non-web-building ambush hunters. These spiders are characterized by long, spiny legs, excellent vision, and vibrant, often iridescent, coloration. They are fast runners and pounce on their prey, frequently hunting on foliage.

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#13290460

8 Feb 2026

A mother cellar spider (Crossopriza lyoni) guards her silk-bound egg sac while resting on a web against a blue wall in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on February 8, 2026. The synanthropic species, commonly known as a daddy longlegs spider, is harmless to humans and often feeds on household pests.

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#13290463

8 Feb 2026

A mother cellar spider (Crossopriza lyoni) guards her silk-bound egg sac while resting on a web against a blue wall in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on February 8, 2026. The synanthropic species, commonly known as a daddy longlegs spider, is harmless to humans and often feeds on household pests.

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#13290466

8 Feb 2026

A mother cellar spider (Crossopriza lyoni) guards her silk-bound egg sac while resting on a web against a blue wall in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on February 8, 2026. The synanthropic species, commonly known as a daddy longlegs spider, is harmless to humans and often feeds on household pests.

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#13290467

8 Feb 2026

A mother cellar spider (Crossopriza lyoni) guards her silk-bound egg sac while resting on a web against a blue wall in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on February 8, 2026. The synanthropic species, commonly known as a daddy longlegs spider, is harmless to humans and often feeds on household pests.

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#13290468

8 Feb 2026

A mother cellar spider (Crossopriza lyoni) guards her silk-bound egg sac while resting on a web against a blue wall in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on February 8, 2026. The synanthropic species, commonly known as a daddy longlegs spider, is harmless to humans and often feeds on household pests.

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#13290474

8 Feb 2026

A mother cellar spider (Crossopriza lyoni) guards her silk-bound egg sac while resting on a web against a blue wall in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on February 8, 2026. The synanthropic species, commonly known as a daddy longlegs spider, is harmless to humans and often feeds on household pests.

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#13290481

8 Feb 2026

A mother cellar spider (Crossopriza lyoni) guards her silk-bound egg sac while resting on a web against a blue wall in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on February 8, 2026. The synanthropic species, commonly known as a daddy longlegs spider, is harmless to humans and often feeds on household pests.

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#13290501

8 Feb 2026

A mother cellar spider (Crossopriza lyoni) guards her silk-bound egg sac while resting on a web against a blue wall in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on February 8, 2026. The synanthropic species, commonly known as a daddy longlegs spider, is harmless to humans and often feeds on household pests.

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#13282973

7 Feb 2026

A St. Andrew's cross spider uses a large web in open areas to trap flying insects in Nagaon District, Assam, India, on February 7, 2026.

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#13282974

7 Feb 2026

A St. Andrew's cross spider uses a large web in open areas to trap flying insects in Nagaon District, Assam, India, on February 7, 2026.

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#13068767

7 Dec 2025

A juvenile abandoned-web orb-weaver spider (Parawixia dehaani), also known as a common garden spider, captures a black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) in its web in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 7, 2025. The spider immobilises the insect with silk and saliva before retreating behind a dry leaf.

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#13068771

7 Dec 2025

A juvenile abandoned-web orb-weaver spider (Parawixia dehaani), also known as a common garden spider, captures a black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) in its web in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 7, 2025. The spider immobilises the insect with silk and saliva before retreating behind a dry leaf.

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