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Hi, this picture are really bad because of night and I only have my phone. These leaf look alike spiders wonder me. I saw these few days ago first time from my backyard here in Goa, India. I'm certainly sure this is a spider because few days ago I saw this fellow hanging in single line web and changed it's position up and down. Is this really spider or am I totally wrong? Sorry for the quality of the picture. I try to take better one.
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- Submitted: Sep 12, 2019
- Photographed: Sep 19, 2019
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Goa, India
- Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers),High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks)
- Found in web?: Yes
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How I can post more pictures in this thread? I’m totally rookie here
Welcome! It is easier to upload a new photo as a new post. Add to your comments that you have another post and we can find it. I think you might have a spider in genus Cyclosa. They use debris in their webs to create decoy “spiders” to confuse predators. I wasn’t able to get a good photo of one with a cell phone either. The flash was too bright. I’m going to try again with a flashlight and no camera flash. I watched the spiders move up and down the row of decoys too. I think mine was a… Read more »