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Spiders from Assam

July 11 , 2021 1209 days 881 0
  • Two species of spiders have been found in Jharbari range of western Assam’s Chirang Reserve Forest.
  • Both the species have been sharing same space.
  • Gravelyia boro is a newly discovered burrow spider.
  • Dexippus kleini is an oriental jumping spider.
  • Both the spiders were discovered from Bodoland Territorial Region.
  • Gravelyia boro belongs to Nemesiidae family.
  • Dexippus kleini belongs to Salticidae family.
  • Salticidae family is the largest family of all spiders on earth.

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