Ahmedabad: A research team from Gujarat has found species that have never been documented before in India – jumping spiders.
The team from Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) Foundation has found several spiders jumping men in Kalyan, near Mumbai.
The researchers named the species of ICIUS TEMARAMI in honor of the Uaram Oble, a Mumbai Police’s sub-inspector assistant, who took 23 bullets while arresting Pakistani terrorists, Ajmal Kasab, during the 2008 Mumbai attack.
Oble was awarded anumertically Ashoka Chakra.
Dhruv Prajapati of Geer, who learned spiders, said the name was chosen as award to the fear shown by OBLE.
Prajapati said that a paper that described the findings of the team about jumping spiders was published in the International Repute Journal, Arthropoda Selecta.
The team includes Somnath Kumbhar, John Caleb, Rajesh Sanap, and Ravi D Cambara.
Spiders jumped last year.
Prajapati said that the ICIUS SKIARAMI species was found in the Urban Habitat, Thane, and could be easily identified by a pair of white longitudinal lines on the body.
Also, the apophysis form of tibialism, reproductive organs, unique.
The second spider species found by GEER researchers is Phintella Cholkei.
It is distributed across the Aye milk colony in Mumbai.
Phintella Cholkei was named considering Kamlesh Cholkhe, a friend of one of the team members.
Cholkhe died last year.
The name was recommended by Kumbhar, a sample collector of these two species.
This species has a unique body pattern and genital organ.
“Last year, Kumbhar collected the two species from Thane and gave them to me for detailed research,” said Prajapati.
“I did all the research work, which included the novelty of the species.
Then, Caleb and Sanap also found a species we finally named Phintella Cholkei.
They observed it in the Aye milk colony.” Prajapati added: “Then we collaborated on one paper.
All research This was done at the GEER Foundation with the support of his director at the time, Ravi D Cambara.
“Prajapati has regularly conducted a study to identify spiders.
“The first typical aspect of spiders is their eyes,” he said.
“This time, we use an electron microscope to learn spider feet, body shape, head pattern, reproductive organs, and hair on the body.” Prajapati said these features compared to the standard database.
Comparisons help researchers determine that they have found unique species.
He said there were around 49,532 types of spiders around the world, spread in 129 families.
These two species can be found along the road and near housing buildings in green patches.
Development of course affects species habitat.
These two species appear to be mainly eating back, plant hopper, wasps, and nerds.
Specimens observed in ASI Aarey colonies were found under tree leaves, 2-7 feet on the ground.