Hersilia savignyi

Taxobox| name = "Two Tailed Spider"


image_width = 240px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Araneae
subordo = Araneomorphae
familia = Hersiliidae
genus = "Hersilia"
species = "H. savignyi"
binomial = "Hersilia savignyi"
binomial_authority = Lucas, 1836
synonyms = "Hersilia indica"
"Hersilia calcuttensis"
"Hersilia clathrata"

"Hersilia savignyi" is a hersiliid spider found in Kerala, Maharastra, Gujarat, Karnataka, West Bengal, Myanmar, Philippines, and Sri Lanka.

Popularly called the "two tailed spider", this spider is common in southern India. It lives on the trunks of large trees — including commonly on the trunk of the coconut palm. Its colour closely matches that of the tree trunks in which it lives. It feeds on moths, ants, and other smaller spiders. Its cocoon is generally laid in the holes or crevices of trees. It can be easily identified by its long spinnerets.

External links

* [http://southindianspiders.com/south-indian-spiders.htm south Indian spiders]

References

* (2008): [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html The world spider catalog] , version 8.5. "American Museum of Natural History".