These are common in most of the atolls. They are characterized by reddish brown cephalothorax and octagonal greenish brown abdomen. The dorsal side has a pair of large yellowish whitish patches and a few pairs of dark sigilla. They build perfect orb webs and are usually found in low foliage. The three pairs of projecting spine like lateral projections make it easy to identify in the field. The male is much smaller to female and are usually found hanging from the web of the female. This species is very common in the south western region of Indian mainland.
This species is so far reported only from Shaviyani atoll, but it can be common in other atolls also. A similar species Tylorida ventralis is more common than this species in most islands of the country. It is common in India, Srilanaka and other south asian and south east asian countries of the region. The spider can be easily identified by the presence of silvery stripes on the dorsal surface of abdomen with yellow border on the sides. Its web is around 9 inches in diameter and is usually horizontal or inclined at 45 degree.The spider hangs inverted below the centre of the web and can pop through a hole there from one side to other as required.
This spider can be seen on flower heads where it lays in wait for insects to ambush. These species are usually white coloured and are charecterised by the presence of dark brown granular pattern on its frontal region. This is a common species in south asian countries. They are commonly called crab spiders because of their crab like movements.
This species spins doom shaped web, and the spider hangs under it. It can be easily identified by nature of web it constructs.These spiders are commonly called Tent web spiders because of the tent like webs they build. They are often found in colonies with several individual webs found in the same place.
Common in most islands and can be easily identified by the presence of transverse yellow stripes on the abdomen. The web is also charecterized by the presence of zig-zag stabilimentum on it. This is an adaptation to reflect ultraviolet light, so prey species gets attracted to the web. The spider always sit with its head downwards on the web. This species has wide distribution and are commonly present in the forest of south India. The presence of 'X" ray pattern on the web gives the name "X-Ray" spider to this species. This species has been collected from Noonu atoll in the north, Laam atoll in the middle and Aduu atoll in the south.
