Telamonia Dimidiata (Male)
Telamonia Dimidiata (Male)
Family : SatlicidaeSubFamily : Plexippinae
Genus: Telamonia
The two-striped jumper, or Telamonia dimidiata, is a jumping spider found in various Asian tropical rain forests, in foliage in wooded environments.
Description:
Females can reach a body length of 9–11 mm, males can reach a length of 8–9 mm. The female is light yellowish, with a very white cephalus and red rings surrounding the narrow black rings round the eyes. Two longitudinal bright red stripes are present on the opisthosoma.The male is very dark, with white markings, and red hair around the eyes. The species is non-venomous.
Fun Fact : Non-Camera Friendly :P .. Jumped On Me While Takin A Close Pic :D ... Posed For two though :D
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Harvestman Or Daddy Long Legs
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Subclass:
Dromopoda
Order:
Opiliones
Life Span : A Year
It isn't a Spider at all, but a different category of arachnids
called Opiliones. These Arachnids Are Known For Their Exceptionally Long
walking legs, Compared To Body Size, Although There Are Also Short-legged
Species. The Difference Between Harvestmen and Spiders Is That In Harvestmen
The Two Main Body Sections (the Abdomen With Ten Segments and Cephalothorax, or
Prosoma and Opisthosoma) Are Broadly Joined, So That they appear to Be one Oval
Structure. They also have No Venom or Silk Glands. In more advanced species,
the first five Abdominal Segments are Often Fused into a Dorsal Shield called
the Scutum, which is normally fused with the Carapace. Sometimes this shield is
only present in males. The two most Posterior abdominal segments can be reduced
or separated in the Middle on the surface to form two plates lying next to each
Other. The Second Pair of Legs are longer than the others and work as Antennae.
This can be hard to see in short-legged species. They have single pair of eyes,
Oriented sideways
Many species are omnivorous, eating primarily small insects and
all kinds of plant material and fungi; some are scavengers, feeding upon dead
organisms, bird dung and other fecal material. This broad range is quite
unusual in arachnids, which are usually pure predators. Most hunting harvestmen
ambush their prey, although active hunting is also found. Because their eyes
cannot form images, they use their second pair of legs as antennae to explore
their environment. Unlike most other arachnids, harvestmen do not have a
sucking stomach or a filtering mechanism. Rather, they ingest small particles
of their food, thus making them vulnerable to internal parasites such as
gregarines.
They are mostly nocturnal and colored in hues of brown, although
there are a number of diurnal species which have vivid patterns in yellow,
green and black with varied reddish and blackish mottling and reticulation.
To deal with predators such as birds, mammals, amphibians and
spiders, some species glue debris onto their body, while many play dead when
disturbed. Many species can detach their legs, which keep on moving, to confuse
predators. Especially long-legged species vibrate their body
("bobbing"), probably also to confuse predators. This is similar to
the behavior of the similar looking but unrelated cellar spider, which vibrates
wildly in its web when touched. Scent glands emit substances that can deter
larger predators, but are also effective against ants
Harvestmen are very old arachnids. Fossils from the Devonian
Rhynie chert, 410 million years ago, already show characteristics like tracheae
and sexual organs, proving that the group has lived on land since that time.
They are probably closely related to the scorpions, pseudoscorpions and
solifuges; these four orders form the clade Dromopoda. The Opiliones have
remained almost unchanged morphologically over a long period. Indeed, one
species discovered in China, fossilized by fine grained volcanic ash around 165
million years ago, is hardly discernible from its modern day descendant and
belongs to an existing family of harvestman
Fact: Since 2006,over 6,400 species of harvestmen have been
discovered worldwide, although the real number of extant species may exceed
10,000
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Tailed Cellar Spider (Crossopriza Lyoni)
Common
Name : Tailed Cellar Spider
Scientific Name : Crossopriza Lyoni
Family : Pholcidae
Sub Family : Holocneminae
Genus : Crossopriza
Species : C. Lyoni
This one Found in a garage.
Crossopriza lyoni is a widespread species of cellar spiders that
prefer to live in or around human structures. They are commonly known as tailed
cellar spiders, tailed daddy longlegs spiders, and sometimes box spiders. They
all possess extremely long fragile legs that can reach up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long
and a body length of that ranges from 2.5 to 7 mm (0.098 to 0.28 in). Their
abdomens are distinctly squarish when viewed from the side and their carapace
is more or less circular when viewed from above. They also possess two kinds of
sound-producing organs and have six eyes.
The original range of C. lyoni is unknown. They have been
introduced into other parts of the world accidentally and are now pantropical
in distribution. They are a regulated species in some countries and are often
regarded as pests due to the large amounts of unsightly webs they construct
inside human homes. Some people, however, regard them as beneficial, as they
are efficient predators of mosquitoes and other arthropods. They are harmless
to humans.
Description : Females of C. lyoni are about 3 to 7 mm (0.12 to
0.28 in) in length. Males are slightly smaller, at about 2.5 to 6 mm (0.098 to
0.24 in) in length, and have prominent pedipalps. Both sexes possess extremely
long fragile legs. Males have slightly longer legs than females. The first pair
of legs in larger male individuals can can reach up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in)
in length. The legs are gray to amber in color and covered with numerous small
longitudinal brown spots. The 'knee joints' are brown, and the ends of the
femur and tibiae are girdled with white.Males also possess a series of 20 to 25
spines (macrosetae) on their femur. Their leg formula is I,II,IV,III - the
front pair of legs being the longest and the third pair being the shortest.
The cephalothorax is wider than it is long, greyish-white to pale
amber in color. The carapace is subcircular. In the middle of the upper surface
is a deep depression (called the thoracic fovea) and a darker longitudinal band
of color. C. lyoni, like some other cellar spiders, only have six eyes. They
are pearly-white in color and located at the tip of the cephalothorax in two
groups of three.
The abdomen (the opisthosoma) is gray with white lateral stripes
and various dark and light patches on the sides and the upper surface. An
irregular darker stripe runs lengthwise at the bottom surface. The abdomen is
angular and somewhat box-shaped, with a small conical hump on the upper back.
They also possess two types of stridulatory organs. The first type
is located at the posterior tips of their cephalothorax (the prosoma) in the
form of two triangular protrusions. The spiders rub these structures with a
matching pair of sclerotized plates at the anterior portion of the abdomen,
producing sound. These structures are more prominent in females. They also
possess stridulatory files (in the form of a series of small ridges) on their
chelicerae which are rubbed against the pedipalps to produce sound. The second
type is more prominent in males.
C. lyoni can be distinguished from other members of the genus
through several ways: by the characteristic boxy shape of their abdomens (C.
cylindrogaster has a cylindrical abdomen); by the presence of two apophyses
(jutting structures) in the chelicerae of males (C. pristina, C. semicaudata,
and C. soudanensis all possess only one apophysis on each chelicera); or simply
by geographic distribution (C. lyoni can be found globally and is the only
species of Crossopriza in the New World, while the other species like C. johncloudsleyi
and C. nigrescens are restricted to Africa or the Middle East)
The Brown Huntsman (Heteropoda Venatoria)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Heteropoda
Species: H. venatoria
The Brown Huntsman spider (also laya in some places), Heteropoda venatoria, is found in many tropical and subtropical parts of the world, including Asia, some Mascarene and Caribbean islands, the southeastern US, and (especially) Australia. In Hawaii, where it was introduced, it is known as the cane spider. They are fairly large, some having a leg span of approximately five inches (13 centimetres). Although they are rather fearsome in appearance, they are very easily alarmed by the approach of humans and will very rapidly flee.
The female brown huntsman can be recognized by her stout body and the pillow-like egg sac that she often carries under her. The male typically has a slender body, longer and thinner legs, and a distinctive pattern on his carapace. Both male and female are reddish-brown to greyish-brown in color, and slightly hairy.
Brown huntsman spiders do not spin webs. These spiders are known to hunt by waiting quietly on a vertical surface (or even a ceiling) and then rushing forward when their prey gets within close range. Their exceptional agility and speed, as well as their ability to contort and squeeze through tight spaces, give them a strong advantage both in capturing prey and evading predators. They feed at night. Brown huntsmen are welcomed in some homes, as they feed on pests such as roaches and silverfish.
