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- 2 Melting Glaciers Could Trigger Volcanic Eruptions
- 3 Centre Relaxes Rules on Sulphur Dioxide Emission Controls in TPP
- 4 Kaziranga Conducts First-Ever Grassland Bird Census
- 5 New Frog Species Discovered in Meghalaya
- 6 Rare Orchid Discovered in Mizoram
- 7 National Crisis Management Committee Constituted
- 8 Flash Floods in India: New Study Highlights Alarming Trends
- 9 Toxic Algal Bloom Off South Australia Declared Natural Disaster
- 10 Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development
- 11 India Achieves 20% Ethanol Blending in Petrol
- 12 Centre of Excellence for Hornbill Conservation
- 13 Cheetah Reintroduction in Banni Grasslands
- 14 India’s First Dedicated Wildlife Corridor on a National Highway
- 15 Genetic Analysis of Rhino Horns in Assam
- 16 Tamil Nadu Government to Develop Chola Gangam Lake
- 17 First Equine Disease-Free Compartment (EDFC)
- 18 New Dragonfly Species Discovered in Western Ghats
- 19 Baltic Grey Seals
- 20 Cat Bonds
- 21 Earthquake Swarm
- 22 Tiger Population in India
New Wolf Spider Species: Piratula acuminata
Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) discovered Piratula acuminata, a new species of wolf spider.
- This is the first record of the genus Piratula in India.
- Found on Sagar Island, part of the ecologically fragile Sundarbans delta.
- Belongs to the family Lycosidae — commonly known as wolf spiders.
- Notable for being agile, nocturnal, and web-less ambush predators.
- Appearance: Creamy-white body with brown and chalk-white spots.
- Identified by its unique genital structures and distinct morphological ....
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