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Ligdus Garvale

17th May, 2024

Ligdus Garvale

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Context:

  • A team of naturalists has documented a new spider species from Garvale, a village in the Somwarpet taluk of the Kodagu district.

Details :

  • It was found in Garvale village of the Kodagu district, Karnataka,
  • This marks only the second recorded instance of the Ligdus genus in 129 years.
  • The first, Ligdus Chelifer, was reported from Myanmar by Thorell in 1895.
  • Ligdus Garvale was discovered under the leaf of a torch ginger plant and bears a resemblance to Pseudoscorpions.

Ligdus Garvale:

  • It is a jumping spider.
  • Due to its nature as a high canopy jumper, it often goes unnoticed and constructs a double-layered web for retreat.

Jumping Spiders

  • They are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae.
  • As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species.
  • They have some of the best vision among arthropods and use it in courtship, hunting, and navigation.
  • Jumping spiders are generally recognized by their eye pattern. All jumping spiders have four pairs of eyes, with the anterior median pair being particularly large.

Class: Arachnida

Order: Araneae

Family: Salticidae

Source:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/110097976.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

PRACTICE QUESTION

Q.  Consider the following statements about “Ligdus Garvale”

  1. They are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae.
  2. It was found in Garvale village of the Kodagu district, Karnataka.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A.1 only

B.2 only

C. Both

D None

Answer: C