We had published paper on
Construction and use of orb webs by jumping spiders (Araneae:
Salticidae: Plexippina: Vailimia sp. indet.) in southwest India.
https://peckhamia.com/peckhamia/PECKHAMIA_182.3.pdf
Here is one more observation of vailimia sp, juvenile on its web.
As this jumper is on its web, it definitely got protected from Thelcticopis sp !
Thelcticopis , Nocturnal predator is known to feed on spiders !
Vailimia is confidently resting on its web without fear !
October 2020
Kaje vrukshalaya,
Bantwala, manchi.
Karnataka,
India .
an interesting find. we would have ignored as parawixia but the abdomen was so different with colors and patterns. may be look more further when we go there next