HOME  »  rocksea & sarah nature photography » India-Kerala-Spiders »  Viewing thomisus_beetle_002     [Image 6 of 21]  :: Jump To  
  First slide Previous slide      Show/Hide EXIF Info Index Page Start/Stop the slide show      Next slide Last slide  
Comment: a crab spider (Thomisus sp. Family: Thomisidae) and a flower beetle @ home, kerala. The Thomisdae, or Crab spiders are the masters of ambush and disguise. They are called crab spiders because of their crab-like appearance and sideways motion. They occur more commonly on plants, sometimes under rocks and are harmless to man. species info: SpiderIndia.
long_horned_spiny_gasteracantha_dalyi_spider_001 * Long-horned Spiny Spider, gasteracantha dalyi @ Muthanga, Wayanad

hersilia_savignyi_001 * Two tailed spider, hersilia savignyi @ home, Kottayam, Kerala, India

hersilia_savignyi_002 * Two tailed spider, hersilia savignyi @ home, Kottayam, Kerala, India

hersilia_savignyi_003 * Two tailed spider, hersilia savignyi @ home, Kottayam, Kerala, India

thomisus_beetle_001 * a crab spider (Thomisus sp. Family: Thomisidae) and a flower beetle @ home, kerala. The Thomisdae, or Crab spiders are the masters of ambush and disguise. They are called crab spiders because of their crab-like appearance and sideways motion. They occur more commonly on plants, sometimes under rocks and are harmless to man. species info: SpiderIndia.
Next slide
 
thomisus_beetle_002.jpg - 2005.09.11 15:22:06
argiope_spider_onam_pookkalam_001 * Sp. argiope @ home, Kottayam, Kerala, India.

argiope_spider_onam_pookkalam_002 * Sp. argiope @ home, Kottayam, Kerala, India.

theridula_angula_spider_004 * mother. Theridula angula. Family: Therididae. struggling to carry its egg to a safe position. background is our white maruti zen. pala, kerala. species info: SpiderIndia.

oxyopes_spider_002 * Sp. oxyopes @ home, Kottayam, Kerala, India.

thomisus_pugilis_spider_bee_001 * Crab spider, thomisus pugilis, waiting for its prey, within the bushes of a cockscomb flower. @ home, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
  First slide Previous slide      Show/Hide EXIF Info Index Page Start/Stop the slide show      Next slide Last slide  
 Viewer Remark(s)    [Show/Hide]
Album last updated on 2011.09.07 21:12:30
copyright© RockSea & Sarah 2005-2011