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Resident Predators: Living With Spiders
Urban Jungle
Resident Predators: Living With Spiders
Samuel John
Step into the world of five spider families found in urban Indian homes, and learn a little about their complex tactics for catching a wide diversity of prey
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Samuel John
Urban Jungle
Poltys: Ingenious Camouflage of an Orb-weaving Spider
Photo Story
Poltys: Ingenious Camouflage of an Orb-weaving Spider
Samuel John
Jithesh Pai
After nightly hunts on their orb-shaped webs, Poltys and Cyphalonotus spiders spend the day masquerading as leaves, twigs or even dried seeds
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Samuel John
Jithesh Pai
Photo Story
The Silver Orb Spider and its Masterpiece
Green Humour
The Silver Orb Spider and its Masterpiece
Rohan Chakravarty
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
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Rohan Chakravarty
Green Humour
The Spin on the Spider’s Silk Route
Wild Vault
The Spin on the Spider’s Silk Route
Samuel John
The protein fibre produced by spiders has multiple intriguing uses beyond the building of webs
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Samuel John
Wild Vault
Life on the Vertical: Exploring Nature on City Walls
Urban Jungle
Life on the Vertical: Exploring Nature on City Walls
Samuel John
Vena Kapoor
The ecology of urban walls includes a variety of life, from ferns and figs, to paper wasps, stingless bees, and two-tailed spiders
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Samuel John
Vena Kapoor
Urban Jungle
Spirals Through Time: Evolution of Orb-weaver Webs
Species
Spirals Through Time: Evolution of Orb-weaver Webs
Samuel John
Orb-weaver spiders are functional design enthusiasts and imaginative decorators, creating a variety of webs that range from minimalist to ornate — all are highly effective insect traps
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Samuel John
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Orb-weaving Spiders in Art and Imagination
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Orb-weaving Spiders in Art and Imagination
Samuel John
These tiny creatures have inspired design, art, and folklore. They manufacture all their own raw materials for knitting orb-shaped masterpieces of silk that are not just geometric and pretty but also very efficient at catching prey
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Samuel John
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Spider Hunting Spider: Portia and the Art of Problem Solving
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Spider Hunting Spider: Portia and the Art of Problem Solving
Samuel John
A peanut-sized jumping spider called Portia concocts complex strategies to catch its prey
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Samuel John
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Enter the Mysterious World of Camel Spiders
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Enter the Mysterious World of Camel Spiders
Samuel John
Neither camel nor spider, this hyperactive solifugid is a nocturnal warrior and formidable lover
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Samuel John
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Snare Traps and Night-vision Goggles: Net-casting Spider on a Hunt
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Snare Traps and Night-vision Goggles: Net-casting Spider on a Hunt
Samuel John
Hunter, scientist, skilled weaver, and meticulous planner — this fascinating arachnid’s nightly action plan reveals it is as intelligent as it is industrious
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Samuel John
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