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Thalassius albocinctus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Lycosoidea

Genus
  
Thalassius

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Spider

Class
  
Arachnida

Family
  
Pisauridae

Scientific name
  
Thalassius albocinctus

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Thalassius, Menemerus, Pisaura, Nursery web spider, Oxyopes

Thalassius albocinctus, commonly called the fishing spider, is a species of spider found in tropical Asia from India to the Philippines. It is named after its habit of catching small fish. The spider is striking in appearance and can be easily recognised by the presence of a black, glossy, broad median band bordered by a white lateral band on the cephalothorax and abdomen. The legs are long and yellowish brown. It is usually found near water.

Female Pisaurids create their egg case in one piece and carry it under their body with their chelicerae. This differs from similar looking female Lycosids which construct their egg case in two pieces and fasten it behind them with their spinnerets.

References

Thalassius albocinctus Wikipedia