Feeding on what appears to be a juvenile of Macracantha hasselti
Juvenile /subadult female
Observed the parasitoid larvae on the tiny spider.
Have you seen Rhene breeding..
Its breeding in our banana leaf .
August 2022
Indraprastha,
Mysuru.
Shweta hunting shield bug.
Never imagined oxyopes shweta hunts so selectively.
Shweta waited for pentatomidae to emerge out of egg and started feeding on it, one after other for two days!
Pentatomidae are considered as pests for agricultural crops are very effectively controlled by single spider in just two days !
That's the role of spider!
July 2022
Indraprastha
Mysuru.
With Sanath Ramesh Manimoole
Female killed a dragon fly. The spider was about 10 cm up, it descended slowly using web to a nearby perch and then pounced on the dragon fly, I ran in and got my phone for a few pics, by which time the dragon fly became immobile. Hyllus I've seen take big prey at my garden.
Bird Dropping Crab Spider ( Phrynarachne sp) Preying Blow Fly
Pair mid copulation