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Jumping Spider with termite kill - [Action -1] Last week, had been to Gunjur a small village at outskirts of East Bengaluru. Noticed great activity going on around a termite mound, it had rained last night. The termites were busy building the mound and there were many little predators like the one captured above and ones tagged with the link (Mantis &amp; Spider), who were pulling the termites one by one to feed themselves <br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/53693/jumping_spider_with_termite_kill.html" title="Jumping Spider with termite kill"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2167/53693_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1767225610&Signature=H5MmlBFuRm%2FAOPWcAIX3TwMLg0w%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Jumping Spider with termite kill Top view<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/53699/jumping_spider_with_termite_kill_-_action_-1.html Geotagged,India,Stenaelurillus lesserti,Summer,closeup,gunjur,jumping spider,kill,macro,termite" /></a></figure> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/53664/mantis_camouflaged_with_termite_mound.html" title="Mantis camouflaged with termite mound"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2167/53664_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1767225610&Signature=KO%2BB1gZxcOSlkYc4T%2FfT9puAs1Q%3D" width="110" height="152" alt="Mantis camouflaged with termite mound Place: Near Gunjur Lake<br /> Camouflage,Geotagged,India,Summer,closeup,details,gunjur,macro,mantis,termite,termite mound,wildlife" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> Have few more moments captured around the termite will be uploading them post processing :) Geotagged,India,Stenaelurillus lesserti,Summer,gunjur,injury,jumping spider,kill,termite Click/tap to enlarge

Jumping Spider with termite kill - [Action -1]

Last week, had been to Gunjur a small village at outskirts of East Bengaluru. Noticed great activity going on around a termite mound, it had rained last night. The termites were busy building the mound and there were many little predators like the one captured above and ones tagged with the link (Mantis & Spider), who were pulling the termites one by one to feed themselves

Jumping Spider with termite kill Top view<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/53699/jumping_spider_with_termite_kill_-_action_-1.html Geotagged,India,Stenaelurillus lesserti,Summer,closeup,gunjur,jumping spider,kill,macro,termite
Mantis camouflaged with termite mound Place: Near Gunjur Lake<br /> Camouflage,Geotagged,India,Summer,closeup,details,gunjur,macro,mantis,termite,termite mound,wildlife


Have few more moments captured around the termite will be uploading them post processing :)

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Nice work, Ganesh. It shows how many interesting scenes you can capture from even a small event or area. Posted 8 years ago
    1. View Ganesh Seshachar 's profile
      Ganesh Seshachar
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      Yeah, macro is all about giving closer look!
      Thanks for the compliments!       Posted 8 years ago
  3. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
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    This is most likely a female Stenaelurillus lesserti.
    https://www.researchgate.net/figure/311654125_fig1_Figs-1-6-Stenaelurillus-lesserti-Reimoser-1-male-frontal-view-2-same
    http://www.peckhamia.com/salticidae/Aelurillinae_India.html#Stenaelurillus     Posted 8 years ago
    1. View Ganesh Seshachar 's profile
      Ganesh Seshachar
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      Thank you for those links, that answers it all.
      I have been observing this spider for quite some time now, wherever I see the one captured above (female) I find the colourful male one, also the ratio of male vs female, males are usually less (as per my observation)

      Furthermore, there are males withe blue eyes and green eyes
      The Colorful Lesserti Its the same day and same place when I shot https://www.jungledragon.com/image/53699/jumping_spider_with_termite_kill_-_action_-1.html<br /> Again this was pretty close by the termite mound <br /> <br /> Geotagged,India,Stenaelurillus lesserti,colorful,gunjur,jumping spider,macro,supermacro


      I will be uploading an image with green eye one soon...

      Thanks again!       Posted 8 years ago

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The Stenaelurillus lesserti

Stenaelurillus lesserti is a jumping spider distributed in India and Sri Lanka.

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Similar species: Spiders
Species identified by WildFlower
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By Ganesh Seshachar

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Uploaded Sep 20, 2017. Captured Sep 10, 2017 10:30 in SH 35, Kachamaranahalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560087, India.
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  • NIKON D7100
  • f/11.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO400
  • 105mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.