Hersilia savignyi

Common name: Two-tailed spider

Scientific name:  Hersilia savignyi

Scientific classification: Kingdom: Animalia
                                             Phylum: Arthropoda
                                             Class: Arachnida
                                             Order: Araneae
                                             Family: Araneomorphae
                                             Genus: Hersiliidae
                                             Species: H.savignyi

Type of species: Indigenous

Habitat: Mostly found living on the trunks of large trees. In this case, the spider lives on one of the cement pillars that hold the roof up.

Conservation status: Least Concern
 
Distribution: The spider is widely distributed, found in Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, West Bengal, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, and Sri Lanka.

Note: Thanks to Anubhav Agarwal of India Biodiversity Portal for For identifying it in part.