Okinawicius tekdi

About Okinawicius tekdi:

• The spider has been named Okinawicius tekdi, after the Marathi word for hill, and takes the number of jumping spiders in India to 326.
• The species was first described by Atharva Kulkarni, an MSc student in environmental science from MIT-World Peace University in Pune.
• A spider species was last discovered in Pune over 30 years ago.

About Spider species:

• Spiders are a group of arthropods that have segmented bodies, a hard exoskeleton and legs that are jointed. 
• One of the most defining characteristics of spiders is they have eight legs.
• Spiders are also known for spinning webs and using these webs to trap their prey.