22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Egg Eating Spider

Two-striped jumper, or Telamonia dimidiata, is a jumping spider found in various Asian tropical rain forests. This photo a female two-striped jumper eating eggs of other jumping spider. This is a rare moment in jumping spider worlds. Female spider needs more protein rather then male spider because they produce eggs for Breeding. This why female jumper always ready to accept easy food. This photo was the rarest example of egg eating strategy of female jumping spider.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 12.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: BERHAMPORE, India
Camera: NIKON D7500
Copyright: © ARUNAVA DEY
Awards
Photo of the Day: 02.15.25