Asian jumping spiders Current Affairs, GK & News

Gravelyia boro: New Underground Spider from Assam

July 8, 2021

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. Key Points Gravelyia boro is a newly discovered burrow spider. Dexippus kleini is an oriental jumping spider. It has been recorded for the first time after it was originally described 129 ..

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Marengo Sachintendulkar: Newly discovered spider species named after cricketer

November 11, 2019

Dhruv Prajapati, a junior researcher pursuing a PhD in spider taxonomy with Gujarat Ecological Education & Research (GEER) Foundation, recently discovered two new species of spiders. He has named one of the species as Marengo sachintendulkar after Indian crickter Sachin Tendulkar and other as Indomarengo Chavarapatera which is inspired by Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara who ..

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