Tags: Arachnid.
Hersilia savignyi is a hersiliid spider found in Kerala Maharastra Gujarat Karnataka West Bengal Myanmar Philippines Singapore and Sri Lanka.Popularly called the two-tailed spider this spider is common in southern India. It lives on the trunks of large trees โ including commonly on the trunk of the coconut palm. Its colour closely matches that of the tree trunks in which it lives. It feeds on moths ants and other smaller spiders.