Researchers have found a new species of jumping spider in Mumbai and named it after the city “Hasarius Mumbai.”
Hasarius Mumbai
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This new spider species have been found to inhabit rocks near natural, seasonal streams at the BNHS – Bombay Natural History Society’s CEC – conservation education center in Goregaon East. This reserve has been spread over 33 acres. It is one of a few pristine mixed moist deciduous forest types in India. It also shares the boundaries with biodiverse landscapes SGNP – Sanjay Gandhi National Park and Film City in AMC – Aarey Milk Colony.
The species has been named after the city of Hasarius Mumbai, where Hasarius refers to a genus of jumping spiders of the salticid family, a category in taxonomy that ranks above species. Hasarius Mumbai is a spider that doesn’t trap its prey in the web. Instead, they stalk and hunt their prey by pouncing on them. This genus was first discovered in 1826.
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