{"id":76662,"date":"2025-12-06T13:42:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T08:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=76662"},"modified":"2025-12-06T15:08:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T09:38:37","slug":"dolomedes-indicus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dolomedes-indicus\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolomedes indicus"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Dolomedes indicus Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the evergreen rainforests of the Western Ghats, researchers recently identified a new species of spider named Dolomedes indicus.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Dolomedes indicus<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>new species of spider.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was discovered in the evergreen rainforests of the <\/span><b>Western Ghats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in the Wayanad district of <\/span><b>Kerala<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It marks the <\/span><b>first time a spider of the Dolomedes genus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, commonly known as <\/span><b>raft or fishing spiders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, has been d<\/span><b>escribed in India.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Unlike the common house spiders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that wait passively in webs, <\/span><b>Dolomedes indicus <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is an <\/span><b>active, semi-aquatic predator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that <\/span><b>uses the water\u2019s surface tension to its advantage.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These spiders <\/span><b>rest their legs on the water to detect the tiny vibrations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from struggling insects or small fish, then <\/span><b>launch themselves across the surface to capture prey <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with lightning speed.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are also <\/span><b>capable swimmers and divers.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new species is distinguished by specific physical traits, particularly in <\/span><b>males<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which <\/span><b>sport a striking snow-white marking<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> running from their faces down to the centre of their backs.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Females are larger and greenish-brown, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">allowing them to blend perfectly with the mossy rocks and foliage along the stream banks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It appears to be <\/span><b>highly sensitive to its environment, thriving only in pristine, cool waters <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">under a forest canopy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\">It could <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">serve as a vital indicator species,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> helping conservationists monitor the health of freshwater ecosystems.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/researchmatters.in\/index.php\/news\/indias-first-raft-spider-discovered-hunting-western-ghats-streams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dolomedes indicus is a new species of spider discovered in the evergreen rainforests of the Western Ghats. 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