New Semi-Aquatic Spider Species Dolomedes indicus Found in Western Ghats \ ਪੱਛਮੀ ਘਾਟਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾਈਆਂ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲੀਆਂ ਨਵੀਂ ਅਰਧ-ਜਲ ਮੱਕੜੀਆਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਪ੍ਰਜਾਤੀਆਂ ਡੋਲੋਮੇਡੀਜ਼ ਇੰਡੀਕਸ
Dolomedesindicusis a newly identified spider species.
Discovered in the evergreen rainforests of the Western Ghats, specifically Wayanad district, Kerala.
This is the first-ever species of the Dolomedes genus (raft/fishing spiders) recorded in India.
Unlike passive web-building house spiders, it is an active, semi-aquatic predator that hunts using water surface tension.