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A twig habitat A marvelous species that i have ever come across!!<br /> Still wondering what it is? A twig mimic spider(Ariamnes sp) with its egg sac. Yes you read it, a twig mimic. I was able to spot it only because of its egg sack.<br /> What an evolutionary marvel. Its behavior, its location, every thing mimics of a twig. I wonder what all spiders can mimic!!<br /> With just few strands of web, i&#039;m curious to see how it hunts. Hope i get to document this behavior very soon!!<br /> bangalore,camouflage,egg sac,habitat,india,karnataka,mimicry,spider,twig,uniloc major 2300 Click/tap to enlarge

A twig habitat

A marvelous species that i have ever come across!!
Still wondering what it is? A twig mimic spider(Ariamnes sp) with its egg sac. Yes you read it, a twig mimic. I was able to spot it only because of its egg sack.
What an evolutionary marvel. Its behavior, its location, every thing mimics of a twig. I wonder what all spiders can mimic!!
With just few strands of web, i'm curious to see how it hunts. Hope i get to document this behavior very soon!!

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  1. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    That really is great camouflage, spiders are masters of it it seems. Unfortunately we can only create a full species and not a genus with sp. From the photo I think it is unlikely to get this down to species level, but amazing find, well spotted! Posted 9 years ago
    1. View karthik_ak's profile
      karthik_ak
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      This was an unexpected encounter...
      Here is the close up of the same individual
      https://www.flickr.com/photos/karthikakm/21562912409/in/dateposted-public/       Posted 9 years ago
  3. View Jivko Nakev's profile
    Jivko Nakev
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    This is amazing. Although it is a great example of camouflage, I added it to my list "Mimicry - a way to survive". Do you have closer photos? I suppose it has been taken in India? According to Wiki from about 30 species 2 are recorded in India - A.simulans and A.pavesii. Posted 9 years ago
    1. View karthik_ak's profile
      karthik_ak
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      Yea an amazing spider!!
      Here is the close up
      https://www.flickr.com/photos/karthikakm/21562912409/in/dateposted-public/       Posted 9 years ago
  5. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Fantastic! Posted 9 years ago
    1. View karthik_ak's profile
      karthik_ak
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      Thank you Fredy! Posted 9 years ago

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Uploaded Sep 25, 2015. Captured Sep 6, 2015 14:03.
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