Kumari Anshu Prasad
Zoology
June 2021
The purpose of the study is to present the Araneae Order, which has been overlooked and is mostly unknown to science, especially in Northeast India. A total of 40 spider species from 36 genera and 11 families were identified throughout the study's period of January through April 2016. Utilizing keys for Indian spiders, the species was identified. Active searching was used in the methodology at all stages, from the ground up to the layer of the tree canopy, that were conveniently accessible for manual collection and visual surveys. This serves as documentation and a report on the Nilgiri spiders' preferred microhabitats. Such research is essential for protecting these critters and compiling a biodiversity record of this enormously varied group from an India's fragmented forest habitat. This research focuses on the underappreciated variety of spiders found in this woodland.
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