Figure 2 in Leaf suspension by a brooding female Epeus indicus (Araneae: Salticidae: Plexippina) in Karnataka

Figure 2 (continued on next page). Nesting female Epeus indicus. 1-2, Female with 26 eggs deposited in a nest on the upper surface of a Solanum macranthum leaf. 3-4, Three days later, female with hatchling first instars, sometimes referred to as nymphs. Note the white remnant of each egg membrane, still attached to each nymph.