Neogea nocticolor

Surprise find in our farm,in the beginning of month.
Last year i found this species with eggsac, which was spotted by Sri Shivaprakash sir at malleshwara hillock .
There are few sighting of this species from sagara, kodagu, beeruru etc.
I assumed this species is found in western ghat or border of Ghats .But today i saw Neogea juvenile in front of my home !
will post adult picture from malleshwara hillock in my next post .
sep1, 2022.
Indraprastha,
mysuru.

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.

Nilgiri Tahr at Kottanmutty Hills, Kanjikode Forest, Walayar Forest Division in the State of Kerala, India. This is actually a very rare sighting as I had only heard in the past that these locations also have these animal from the stories and folklore from the local villagers and my aged parents, Also that later they disappeared from the Region. It was somehow really very exciting to be able to spot this animal on February this year 2020

Going for the kill - Latrodectus sp

I was surprised to see Brown widow spiders occupying every nook and corner of the house in Gajendragada. I could find at least 1 female and a few males under every plastic chair that was kept out in the veranda.

Here is a male Brown widow spider trying very hard to kill the beetle caught in its web. The Beetle was powerful and well armored, making it almost impossible for the spider to deliver the fatal bite. Whenever the Beetle stopped struggling the spider would explore a new spot to deliver the fatal bite. After a few unsuccessful attempts it found just the right spot - the extremeties!

One bite to the limb and the prey stopped struggling within minutes.